Manuscripts

Our ‘Manuscripts’ section includes beautifully illuminated bibles and books of hours, papal bulls and statutes, medical compendia, armorials, and astrological and alchemical notebooks.

Showing 1–18 of 55 results

[ACADÉMIE DES SCIENCES].
[ACADÉMIE DES SCIENCES]. Prophéties perpetuelles depuis 1521 jusquà la fin du monde.
Manuscript, on paper, France, 1680 [but early 1700s] £2,750.00 More Details
[ALCHEMY]
[ALCHEMY] ‘Wer rechten Alchomey’, an exceptionally rare alchemical text in Low German with twenty- eight illustrations of early scientific equipment, together with two related works including a version of the Buch ysaac semys sun von Babilon, manuscript on paper
[northern Germany, fifteenth century (probably mid century)] £150,000.00 More Details
[AQUAVILLA, Nicolas De, [with] WIMBLEDON, Thomas].
[AQUAVILLA, Nicolas De, [with] WIMBLEDON, Thomas]. Sermones dominicales [with] Redde Racionem, in Middle English.
[England], Manuscript on vellum, [early fifteenth century]. £150,000.00 More Details
[BOOK OF SECRETS].
[BOOK OF SECRETS]. Arcana Paracelsi.
France, Manuscript on paper., c.1700 £4,500.00 More Details
[CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.]
[CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.] Coded text and verse by Cambridge students.
Manuscript on paper, [England, c.1526-35]. £4,950.00 More Details
[CAPESTRANO, Johannes de, et al.]
[CAPESTRANO, Johannes de, et al.] [Canon law documents on the Franciscan Third Order.]
Italy, first half of the 15th century £20,000.00 More Details
[CATHOLIC CHURCH]
[CATHOLIC CHURCH] Gradual
Florence, manuscript on paper, 1584 £27,500.00 More Details
[MEDICAL MS]
Medical Compendium
Manuscript on paper, probably Italy, [1529-c.1540]. £5,750.00 More Details
[MEDICINE]. Pharmacopoeia.
[MEDICINE]. Pharmacopoeia.
France., Manuscript on paper., c.1715-1765. £2,750.00 More Details
[MODENA].
[MODENA]. Grida sopra il datio Della Carne, Pesce, & Oglio & dell’Estrattione de gl’Animali.
Modena, Per Giulian Cassiani Stampator Ducale, 1636 £1,250.00 More Details
[NAUMBURGER ORDNUNG].
[NAUMBURGER ORDNUNG]. Ordenung des hohen Ampts am feyertag wen[n] man das abendtmal Christi in der Christliche Gemein zuhalten pflegt.
Manuscript on paper, [Germany, c.1540.] £7,500.00 More Details
[PARLIAMENT]
An Ordinance…For the Preservation and Keeping together for publique Use such Books, Evidences, Records and Writings sequestered or taken by Distresse or otherwirse, as are fit to be Preserved
London, Edward Husbands, 1643 £4,950.00 More Details
[PAULUS V]
[PAULUS V] Bulla
Rome, Manuscript on vellum, 1607 £2,450.00 More Details
[SLANY/KLADNO.]
[SLANY/KLADNO.] [Ledger of the Company of Bakers, Millers and Gingerbread Makers].
ms., Czech, early 17th to early 19th century £4,750.00 More Details
[SOCINIANISM]
[SOCINIANISM] (with) [SCHMALTZ, Valentin?] (and) [STEGMANN, Joachim?] Catechesis Ecclesiarum. (with) Warhafftige Erklerung aus grundt der Heiligen schrifft von des Herren Jesu Christi Gottheit. (and) Examen, Welche die sint die da verleucknen Jesum…
Raków, [S. Sternacki], 1609; [Raków, S. Sternacki, c.1612]; [Raków, S. Sternacki, c.1610] £7,750.00 More Details
[WINE].
[WINE]. [Cambio de Víñas en Morales.]
Zamora (Spain), Manuscript on paper, 1455 £8,750.00 More Details
ALBERTUS MAGNUS, Pseudo.
ALBERTUS MAGNUS, Pseudo. Secreta mulierum ab Alberto Magno composita
[Speyer], [Conrad Hist], [about 1495-97] £22,500.00 More Details
ANONYMOUS
ANONYMOUS Tractatus theologicus De Sacramento Poenitentiae.
Manuscript, Sicily, mid-seventeenth century. £2,350.00 More Details