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ILLUMINATIONS. HANNIBAL. BATTLE OF LAKE TRASIMENE. Illuminated miniature from a manuscript of ‘L’Histoire Universelle’, [Northern France], Tours Creation dates: Circa 1480
EINSTEIN, Albert. Typed Letter Signed to Walter Graetz, about his feelings towards Germany. Sotheby’s, 5 Dec 1997, Lot 240 Creation dates: 08 July 1946
LISZT, Franz. Autograph Letter Signed to an unidentified correspondent, about Breitkopf and Härtel’s list of Liszt’s published works. Sotheby’s, 5 Dec 1997, Lot 112 Creation dates: 22 Aug 1878
HAHN, Edith, Jewish Law student. WORLD WAR II. Collection of letters and papers of Jewish Law student in Vienna at the time of the Anschluss, includes letters from the labour camps, 1938 - 1948 & 1941 - 1946. Sotheby’s, 4/5 Dec 1997, Lot 347 Creation dates: 1938 - 1948
DRUMMOND, William, of Hawthornden (1585-1649). Printed book, 'Goffredo, overo Gierusalemme Liberata, Poema Heroico dels. Torovato Tasso', Venice, 1593, with Manuscript annotations. Belonged to Francis Davison (1575?-1619?) and later to William Drummond Creation dates: Circa 1600
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Undetermined
Date Range:
10 Feb 1998
Extent:
1 photocopy (title page only) with 4 pages of description
HUMBOLDT, Alexander von. Autograph Letter Signed to an unidentified correspondent, recommending to his correspondent the engineer Girard. Sotheby’s, 5 Dec 1997, Lot 268 Creation dates: 20 July 1818
COCTEAU, Jean. 13 Autograph Letters Signed, and drawings to M Butts including those to M Butts’s 'Imaginary Letters' (Paris, 1928), which was illustrated with engravings on copper from the original drawings by Cocteau Creation dates: 1926 - 1929