Continental

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Our Continental department specialises in incunabula, Greek and Latin classics, early vernacular imprints, and notable texts from the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the early modern era, with a specific section devoted to medieval manuscripts, fragments, and illuminations.

We regularly issue lists and catalogues, offering a wide variety of literary, historical, and philosophical books printed in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries, Eastern Europe, and Russia.  Woodcuts, early engravings, notable bindings, notable marginalia, rare manuscript or printed survivals, and books with a remarkable provenance are among our keenest interests and feature regularly in our stock.

 
  1. BORSO D’ESTE, Duke of Modena, Duke of Ferrara.

    Letter in his name in Italian, addressed...

    Modena, 3 July 1453.

    A letter from early in Borso d’Este’s...

    £750

  2. [CARTHUSIANS.] 

    [GUIGO DE CASTRO, compiler.]  Repertorium...

    Basel, Johann Amerbach, 1510. 

    First printed edition of the Statutes...

    £8000

  3. CORRADO III TRINCI, Lord of Foligno.

    Letter in his name in Italian to Cipriano,...

    Foligno, 9 February, no year but c. 1430s.

    The family of the Trinci ruled over Foligno,...

    £600

  4. [GRADUAL.]

    Vast historiated initial ‘A’ cut from...

    Italy (Umbria), end of thirteenth century.

    A spectacular initial on the scale of...

    £20000

  5. [HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR.]

    Royal order in French authorising payment...

    Paris, 30 March 1415.

    A royal order to pay officials involved...

    £1750

  6. [INDULGENCE.] 

    Letter of Indulgence (in Catalan),...

    [Lerida, Heinrich Botel, c. 1498.] 

    Extremely rare incunable indulgence...

    £34000

  7. [JACOBUS DE GRUYTRODE, (attr.)]. 

    Lavacrum conscientie [omnium sacerdotum]. 

    [Colophon:] Cologne, Heinrich Quentell, 1504.

    Rare edition of this popular late medieval...

    £750

  8. TYRE, William, Archbishop of, and Giuseppe OROLOGGI (translator).

    Historia della guerra sacra di Gierusalemme,...

    Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1562.

    First Italian edition of William of...

    £2800