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Anatomy as Art: The Dean Edell Collection
A sumptuous auction catalogue of an unparalleled collection of anatomical illustrations dating from the C16th, C17th, C18th and C19th centuries. 229 lots are described in great detail and most illustrated in excellent colour plates.
The Jay T Snider Collection Of Historical Americana
A huge tombstone of a catalogue containing 346 lots of exceptional examples of historic Americana including rare documents, manuscripts, maps, charts, engravings and a selection of hard-to-find books, each illustrated in colour with lengthy descriptions including provenance and citations.
Fine Antiquities - Christie's Auction, 7 December 1994
A lavish auction catalogue featuring a large number of ancient Egyptian and Roman artefacts plus a selection of Phoenician, Persian, Sumerian, and Assyrian items, as well an impressive collection of Hellenistic gold, jewellery and intaglios.
The Rothschild Prayer Book and the Cornaro Missal - 1999 Auction Catalogue
A lavish auction catalogue published to advertise two of the finest illuminated manuscripts ever produced. The missal was commissioned by the Venetian Cardinal Cornaro around 1505. The prayer book dates from about the same time and is a Flemish book of hours.
The Celtic Gold Warrior Fibula – Christie’s, Wednesday 25 April 2001
Auction catalogue dedicated to one single item - the remarkable gold La Tène fibula (cloak clasp) thought to have been manufactured on the Iberian peninsular in 3rd BC and purchased by the British Museum for £1.1m. Includes a detailed description of the object, its provenance and prior publ