Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN DUTCH, WITH A LARGE HISTORIATED INITIAL DEPICTING PENTECOST.

TEXT FROM THE HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Netherlands: ca. 1470-80.

Price: $10,000.00

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH A FULL-PAGE MINIATURE OF KING DAVID AND THE PROPHET NATHAN.

TEXT FROM THE PENITENTIAL PSALMS.

Rouen: late 15th century.

Price: $5,500.00

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A MINIATURE OF PENTECOST.

TEXT FROM THE HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

France: ca. 1490.

Price: $6,000.00

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A HYMNAL IN LATIN, WITH A LARGE HISTORIATED INITIAL.

WITH TEXT FROM "AVE MARIS STELLA."

Italy: 15th century.

Price: $5,500.00

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF, RECOVERED FROM A BINDING.

WITH TEXT IN LATIN FROM THE "SENTENTIAE" OF PETER LOMBARD.

Germany(?): late 12th or early 13th century.

Price: $3,200.00

A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN AND FRENCH, WITH A LARGE MINIATURE OF THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE SHEPHERDS.

TEXT FROM TERCE.

Paris: ca. 1500.

Price: $5,500.00

A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH A LARGE MINIATURE OF THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN.

TEXT FROM COMPLINE.

Paris: ca. 1500.

Price: $6,000.00

A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF IN A NEAT HUMANIST HAND.

TEXT FROM LACTANTIUS' "DE OPIFICIO DEI."

Italy: 15th century.

Price: $2,250.00

A PARTIAL MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM AN ANTIPHONARY, RECOVERED FROM A BINDING.

TEXT IN LATIN.

Germany: 14th century.

Price: $400.00

A VERY FINE MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF IN LATIN, FROM THE LLANGATTOCK BREVIARY, WITH AN HISTORIATED INITIAL DEPICTING ST. PAUL.

TEXT FROM THE FEAST OF STS. PETER AND PAUL.

Italy [Ferrara]: 1441-48.

Price: $10,000.00

PART OF A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A NOTED MISSAL, RECOVERED FROM A BINDING.

TEXT IN LATIN.

Germany: 14th century.

Price: $475.00

MOST OF A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF, FROM GREGORY THE GREAT'S "MORALIA IN JOB."

TEXT FROM BOOK I, CHAPTERS XXIX-XXXII.

Germany: 12th century.

Price: $1,250.00

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH A MINIATURE OF THE ENTOMBMENT.

TEXT FROM COMPLINE, FROM THE HOURS OF THE PASSION.

Southern Netherlands (Bruges?): third quarter of 15th century.

Price: $8,500.00

(ST20214) TEXT FROM THE VIGIL OF STS. PETER AND PAUL (28 JUNE) AND THE FEAST OF STS....

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM THE BEAUVAIS MISSAL.

TEXT FROM THE VIGIL OF STS. PETER AND PAUL (28 JUNE) AND THE FEAST OF STS. PETER AND PAUL (29 JUNE).

Northern France, perhaps Beauvais or Amiens: late 13th or early 14th century.

Price: $14,000.00

A MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A BREATHTAKING MINIATURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN FRENCH.

TEXT PRESUMABLY FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS.

Metz: ca. 1440.

Price: $19,500.00

A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF.

FROM A MEDICAL TREATISE IN LATIN.

Italy: ca. 1275.

Price: $2,500.00