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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

221 - Psalterium Beatae Mariae Virginis.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
Psalterium Beatae Mariae Virginis. The prayer book of Queen Beatrix. With miniatures, numerous initials and passages of text highlighted in gold. Facsimile of manuscript Cod. 2484 from the Benedictine Abbey of Melk. With an accompanying study by Csaba Csapodi. Budapest, Helikon, 1991. 175 leaves, 74 pp. (commentary). 12°. Brown leather binding with rich gold embossing and an ornamental clasp, in a velour slipcase with a gold-embossed vignette. The manuscript was produced in the second half of the 15th century for Beatrix of Aragon (1457–1508). Commentary by Csaba Csapodi in Hungarian, German, English and Italian. – With gold edging all round. A fine copy. – Also included: *Pariszi Hóráskönyv* (Paris Book of Hours). Full facsimile of the Book of Hours by Gillet Hardouyn, Paris 1510. With miniatures and numerous initials, and text partly highlighted in gold. – Facsimile in Latin and commentary in Hungarian, German, English and Italian. The manuscript was created in the second half of the 15th century for Beatrice of Naples. With a gilt spine. A fine copy. - Included: Book of Hours by Gillet Hardouyn – a full facsimile of the Paris edition, 1510.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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