DUC DE HAMILTON

Augustin (Saint). La Cité de Dieu, traduite en françois par Raoul de Praelles.

Superb Manuscript on vellum, in 2 volumes, folio, 228 and 353 leaves, written in double columns of 63 lines, with 23 magnificent paintings in brilliant colours, richly ornamented with gold, with diapered backgrounds, 22 floriated borders and 967 initial letters, all illuminated in gold and colours, by several frst-rate Flemish artists.

Cet exemplaire, vendu à Londres 520 Livres, n’a pu être retrouvé malgré toutes nos recherches. Nous l'avons décrit sur renseignements. Voir descriptions n° 20 et 42.

Catalogue of ninety-one Manuscripts on vellum,.…, chiefly from the famous Hamilton collection. by Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, London, 23 May 1889.