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ILLUMINATIONS Leaf of 'A Jew sending a letter to Egypt', historiated initial on a leaf (f.397) from a Bible, in Latin, on vellum, northern France (Paris), mid 13th cent. Sotheby’s, 6 July 2000, lot 15 Creation dates: Mid-13th century
CUBA Report by the commander of a regiment of engineers on the defence of Havana ('Instruye de lo que le ha expeusto el comandante de Ingenieros, sobre …. de Defensa posible'), Havaba, 30 March 1805, signed at St Ildefonso on 19 Sep and San Lorenzo on 6 Dec 1805. Sotheby’s, 12 June 2000, Lot 243...
DE IMOLA, Johannes (c.1372-1436) Leaf containing a drawing of Christ on a throne, from the commentary to the second book of the Decretales of Gregry IX (pope 1227-1241) written by Johannes de Imolda, Bologna Creation dates: Circa 1445 - 1446
PHILIP II, King of Spain. Letter Signed ('El Rey' - the King) as King of England, to the Duke of Alva, Governor of Milan and Commander of the Imperial Forces in Italy Creation dates: 1555
EDWARD IV, King of England. Letters of Patent in the name of Edward IV, on vellum, with Court of Common Pleas Seal, concerning a long-running dispute over lands which William Horton's father Roger had acquired from Sir Ralph Bracebridge in 1418. Creation dates: 9 Nov 1464
BARTTELOT, E M Major. Manuscript copy in the hand of Ethel Jameson of her husband's listing of the inventory and papers of Maj Barttelot after his death in 1888. Creation dates: Circa May 1890
WATT, James. Silhouette of J Watt, Jnr taken prior to 1790. Five profile engravings of James Watt Jnr. Sotheby's, 20 March 2003, Lot 69. Creation dates: Before 1790, undated
BEAN, James. James Bean's diary for 1769, containing his and his wife's social life, the birth and christening of the daughter, new servants and the state of his health, lists of his clothes, and details of his expenditure, together with 5 leaves of papers loosely inserted, Frognal. Creation da...