Leaves from a Glossed Psalter - photo 1
Leaves from a Glossed Psalter - photo 2
Leaves from a Glossed Psalter - photo 3
Leaves from a Glossed Psalter - photo 4

Leaves from a Glossed Psalter

Lot 40
12.12.2022 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Sold
£ 1 386
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 869436
Lot 40 | Leaves from a Glossed Psalter
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500
Leaves from a Glossed Psalter
Two consecutive leaves of a Glossed Psalter in Latin, manuscript on vellum [Italy, second(?) quarter 12th century].
An example of the earliest page-layout for Glossed biblical books.

c. 260 × 175mm. Blind-ruled for 16 lines of main text, comprising Psalms 104:8–39 in a central column of fixed width, with interlinear gloss and flanked by two narrower columns of sporadic glosses in smaller script, initials in red (with natural flaws, otherwise in good condition)

Provenance:
Colker MS 68; acquired in 1964 from Dawson’s Book Shop, Los Angeles.

These leaves use the earliest form of page-layout, used for copies of Anselm’s Gloss, in which the columns are of fixed width, rather than varying according to the amount of Gloss that had to be accommodated for each passage of main text (for a discussion of the development of page layout during the 12th century, see C.R.F. de Hamel, Glossed Books of the Bible and the Origins of the Paris Booktrade (Woodbridge, 1984), chapter 2).
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
28.11.2022 – 12.12.2022
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.
?>