SpotlightCelebrating Christmas

2017

DR. JÖRN GÜNTHER· RARE BOOKS AGManuscripts & Rare Books

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DR. JÖRN GÜNTHER! RARE BOOKS AGManuscripts & Rare Books

Basel & Stalden

A Feast of Joy

Puer natus est – a boy is born

Missale Romanum made for the Collegiate Church of St. Barnard at Romans-sur-Isère, illuminated in the workshop

of Jean de Toulouse. France, Avignon, 1380-1390.

320 x 250 mm. 83 leaves, vellum. With twelve large historiated initials and one full-page miniature.

Nativity – a boy is bornMissale Romanum made for the Collegiate Church of St.

Barnard at Romans-sur-Isère, illuminated in the workshop of Jean de Toulouse. France, Avignon, 1380-1390.

320 x 250 mm. 83 leaves, vellum. With twelve large historiated initials and one full-page miniature.

Mary reading while Joseph is sleeping

Mother and childPuer natus est – a boy is born

Illuminated by the Master of the Pauline Epistles and a second

illuminator. Missal, Prague c. 1400.

342 x 227 mm. 383 leaves, vellum, one full-page miniature and three historiated initials.

White Christmas: Nativity in a snowy landscape

De Croix Hours, manuscript illuminated by the Master of the

Munich Golden Legend, the Master of the Harvard Hannibal,

and the Dunois Master. France, Paris, c. 1430-1435.

215 x 150 mm, 262 leaves, vellum. With 69 miniatures and all pages decorated.

Our highlight of the year!sold

Mary feeding her child

De Croix Hours, highlight of the year!Manuscript illuminated by the Master

of the Munich Golden Legend, the Master of the Harvard Hannibal, and

the Dunois Master. France, Paris, c. 1430-1435.

215 x 150 mm, 262 leaves, vellum. With 69 miniatures and all text pages decorated.

sold

Musical programme by request:Virgin and child with angels

playing music

De Croix Hours, highlight of the year! Manuscript illuminated by the Master of

the Munich Golden Legend, the Master of the Harvard Hannibal, and the Dunois

Master. France, Paris, c. 1430-1435.

215 x 150 mm, 262 leaves, vellum. With 69 miniatures and all text pages decorated.

sold

< A particularly endearing and lively detail: the child touches the angel’s shoulder as if to ask for his favourite song

Adoration of the Magi

Gagne Book of Hours, manuscript illuminated by the Master of the

Burgundian Prelates. France, Autun/Dijon, c. 1480-1490.

222 x 160 mm, 130 leaves, vellum. With 18 (of 19) full-page miniatures, 4 small miniatures and 12

calendar illustrations.

Adoration of the Magi

Gagne Book of Hours, manuscript illuminated by the Master of the

Burgundian Prelates. France, Autun/Dijon, c. 1480-1490.

222 x 160 mm, 130 leaves, vellum. With 18 (of 19) full-page miniatures, 4 small miniatures and

12 calendar illustrations.

St. Luke as the author of Christ’s childhood

Biblia GermanicaThe tenth German Bible

Johann Grüninger:Strasbourg, 2 May 1485

Grüninger’s first illustrated book – in two volumes of

very good condition – rare.

287 x 205 mm and 287 x 193 mm. 465; 455 leaves. With a total of 109

woodcuts in contemporary colouring.

Biblia GermanicaJohann Grüninger: Strasbourg,

2 May 1485

The tenth Bible in High-German, first illustrated book printed by Johann Grüninger.

In two volumes of very good condition – rare.

287 x 205 mm and 287 x 193 mm. 465; 455 leaves. With a total of 109 woodcuts

in contemporary colouring.

How it all began: Annunciation,

St. Anne pregnant with Mary, Birth of the Virgin

Book of Hours made forLouis XII of France,

illuminated bya master of the Pichoreworkshop and another

illuminatorFrance, Paris, 1500-1515.

198 x 132 mm, 143 leaves, vellum. With 15 full-page compositions and

15 small miniatures.

Nativity, Adoration of the Magi,

Presentation in the Temple

Book of Hours made forLouis XII of France,

illuminated bya master of the Pichore workshop

and another illuminatorFrance, Paris, 1500-1515.

198 x 132 mm, 143 leaves, vellum. With 15 full-page compositions and 15 small miniatures.

Tree of Jesse and AnnunciationBook of Hours, use of Paris, illuminated by the Master of Philippa of Guelders.

France, Paris, after 1506.

178 × 115 mm, 160 leaves, vellum. With 21 large and 40 smaller miniatures.

Annunciation

Rochechouart Book of Hours, illuminated in the circle of

Jean Poyer.France, Tours, c. 1500.

254 x 170 mm. 114 leaves. With 5 large miniatures with full- page architectural borders

and coats of arms.

Visitation

Book of Hours, use of Rome. Illuminated in the circle of the

Monypenny Master.France, Paris, c. 1500-1510.

185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves (incompl.), vellum. With 10 full-page compositions and more

than 70 small miniatures mostly in theborders.

Nativity and Annunciation to the ShepherdsBook of Hours, use of Rome, illuminated in the circle of Simon Bening

Flanders, Bruges, c. 1520.

171 x 110 mm, 88 leaves (incompl.), vellum. With ten small miniatures, five full-page decorated borders,

two historiated initials, two coats of arms.

Gloria in excelsis deoAnnunciation to the shepherds

Book of Hours illuminated in the circle of the Master of Charles V

Hainaut, Cambrai, c. 1520.

115 x 80 mm, 222 leaves, vellum. With 66 miniatures, 14 of which (almost) full-page.

Have a Happy

ChristmasCelebrating this Joyous

Feast

DR. JÖRN GÜNTHER! RARE BOOKS AGManuscripts & Rare Books

Basel & Stalden