Lot 3 
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Russisches Evangelienmanuskript
Russische Handschrift. Um 1530
Estimation:
€ 3,000 / $ 3,210 Résultat:
€ 9,120 / $ 9,758 ( frais d'adjudication compris)
Early and rare manuscript of the Gospels in Cyrillic. Written in clean half-staves, that is the letters are not straight, but lean towards the right, in a cursive style. Each Gospel with a calligraphic opening line in red, the end of each Gospel with an index. -With 1 leaf at the beginning containing a longer entry by an old Russian hand, the year 1538 added by a later Russian hand at the side. Flying front endpaper with blindstamp (crowned "B"). - Somewhat fingerstained and waterstained, slightly stronger in places, 4 ll. with defective spots in the margin (mostly remargined, with slight loss nof printed matter), else just with small repaired marginal defects; gutter partly enforced, book block broken, rear inside joint loosened, binding with few small defective spots in the cover. All in all well-preserved manuscript in a decorative contemp. binding with silver fittings.
Early Russian manuscript: Gospel Book in Church Slavonic, 1st half of 16th century. 186 leaves. Sheet size 30,5 : 20 cm, 26 lines, red and darkbrown ink. Contemp. velvet over wooden boards, front board with 5 engraved silver plaques (apostles and crucifix), rear board with 4 silver bosses and armorial silver fitting on centre, dated 1589; 1 brass clasp and gauffered edges. - Some fingerstaining, partly stronger waterstained, 4 leaves with defective margins (mended, slight loss of text), else only here and there small mended marg. defects. Bookblock broken, partly strengthened in the gutter, rear inner hinge loosened, velvet covering with few small defective spots. In general well preserved manuscript in contemp. binding with engraved silver plaques.
3
Russisches Evangelienmanuskript
Russische Handschrift. Um 1530
Estimation:
€ 3,000 / $ 3,210 Résultat:
€ 9,120 / $ 9,758 ( frais d'adjudication compris)