Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts

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 HEAVILY DECORATED BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.

TEXT FROM SEXT, HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Paris: ca. 1430.

Price: $2,800.00

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 VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN AND FRENCH, WITH A MINIATURE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD.

TEXT FROM "OBSECRO TE."

Paris: ca. 1500.

Price: $3,250.00

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 AND FRENCH, WITH A SMALL MINIATURE OF ST. MARK.

TEXT FROM THE GOSPEL LESSONS.

Paris: ca. 1500.

Price: $1,800.00

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 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

(ST20622) WITH A BORDER BEARING THE INSCRIPTION "VERBUM DOMINI MANET IN...

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM LEAF WITH A FULL-PAGE MINIATURE DEPICTING THE HARROWING OF HELL, AFTER ALBRECHT DÜRER.

WITH A BORDER BEARING THE INSCRIPTION "VERBUM DOMINI MANET IN ETERNUM."

Germany: ca. 1540.

Price: $8,500.00

A FRAGMENT FROM A VERY LARGE ROMANESQUE MANUSCRIPT LEAF, WITH A FINE INITIAL DEPICTING ST. PETER AND CHRIST.

TEXT FROM A HOMILIARY IN LATIN.

Southern Germany(?): early 12th century.

Price: $12,500.00

AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF ON VELLUM WITH AN EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL MINIATURE OF THE DEPOSITION, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.

USE OF SAINTES. TEXT FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS.

France [probably Paris], ca. 1420.

Price: $5,500.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A GRUESOME MINIATURE OF THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS, FROM A FINE BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN AND FRENCH.

TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF VESPERS.

Paris, ca. 1450.

Price: $5,500.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM CALENDAR LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS, DEPICTING LABOR OF THE MONTH AND ZODIAC SIGN.

TEXT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

Paris, ca. 1460.

Price: $6,500.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH TWO CHARMING MINIATURES OF FEMALE SAINTS, FROM A FINE BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.

TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES.

Bruges, ca. 1465.

Price: $5,000.00

(ST10994) CUT FROM A. MANUSCRIPT CHOIR BOOK A LARGE HISTORIATED VELLUM INITIAL SHOWING...

A LARGE HISTORIATED VELLUM INITIAL SHOWING THE STONING OF SAINT STEPHEN, CUT FROM A MANUSCRIPT CHOIR BOOK.

Verona/the Veneto, ca. 1475.

Price: $5,500.00

FRAMED ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAVES, OFFERED INDIVIDUALLY, SOME WITH SMALL MINIATURES OF SAINTS, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.

TEXTS FROM LAUDES, VESPERS, AND THE SUFFRAGES.

Northeastern France, probably Arras, late 15th century.

Price: $1,950.00

ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAVES, OFFERED INDIVIDUALLY, WITH SMALL MINIATURES OF SAINTS FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.

TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES.

Northeastern France, probably Arras, late 15th century.

Price: $2,750.00

ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAVES, OFFERED INDIVIDUALLY, WITH SMALL MINIATURES OF SAINTS FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.

TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES.

Northeastern France, probably Arras, late 15th century.

Price: $2,250.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH SMALL MINIATURES OF SAINTS FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.

TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES.

Northeastern France, probably Arras, late 15th century.

Price: $3,000.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A SMALL PSALTER IN LATIN, WITH DELIGHTFUL MARGINALIA.

PSALMS 45:5-12, AND 46:1-4.

France: late 13th century.

Price: $2,500.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH A MINIATURE OF THE MASS OF ST. GREGORY, DONE BY THE MASTER OF THE HARVARD HANNIBAL.

TEXT OPENING THE PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN.

Paris: ca. 1415-20.

Price: $18,000.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT CALENDAR LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS, WITH A SMALL ROUNDEL MINIATURE DEPICTING THE LABOR OF THE MONTH.

TEXT FROM THE MONTH OF MARCH.

France (possibly Rouen): mid-15th century.

Price: $2,900.00

AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH CHARMING BORDER ILLUSTRATION.

FROM A LARGE BOOK OF HOURS, WITH TEXT IN LATIN.

France (probably Besançon): 3rd quarter of 15th century.

Price: $1,750.00