Sales catalogue: Quaritch

Date:
30th June 1876
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/26
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Quaritch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    86 Bysei In Dsaxscu (Miland Borneo) VERTAALD DOOR A. HARDELAND. Manuscript on Paper (13% by 84 inches) containing HaRrpE- LAND’s AvTOGRAPH TRANSLATION of the Old Testament into the Language of the Dayaks residing in the South of Borneo 2 vols. folio. See. xix A very important Version, which ought to find a place in the library of the Bible Society. 37 Papyrus Manuscript, on 3 leaves (27 by 14 inches), brought by Belzoni from the East, mounted on cloth, half morocco impl. 4to. 88 Evanertia LV cum precibus Ecclesiasticis Ethiopice,a MS. on vellum of the 16th century 4to. Sec. xvi In the original oak covers, and preserved in the original leathern case, with straps for wearing round the body. ; 39 Patt MS. Kammavaxya Paticr, Liber de officiis Sacerdotum Budd- hicorum, painted in black upon gold enamel on 12 long narrow thin plates of copper, very carefully preserved in a neat pigskin case, by Lortic This remarkable MS. is believed to be unique in this country. It is accompanied by a Transcript, translation and description by Professor Spiegel, printed at Bonn in 1841. 40 Porms selected from Hafiz, Amir Khosru and Katebi, in Persian. MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER written in a small and elegant Taslik within gold borders on 30 leaves (8% by 55 inches) and ornamented with 3 Headings in gold and colours, in rich Oriental binding, with gilt sides Svo. Se@e. xvit 41 Omar Ben-Afar Tractatus de Nativitatibus et Astrologia, Manv- SCRIPT ON Paper, written on 15 leaves (114 by 83 inches) folio. See. xv 42 Koran. Liber agens de Mysteriis in prima Surata Alcorani con- _tentis, Arabice, Manuscript oN Paper, written on ten leaves (10 by 72 inches) with autograph of the famous H. ApRIan RELAND, vellum 4to. See. xvii A most curious MS. probably written in Java, on very peculiar silk fabric. 43 Papat BuLts, two, PRINTED ON VELLUM, with Signatures, no place or date, but evidently printed in Spain, 1622, &c. 44, ASTRONOMICAL PrcTURE, painted on a species of Papyrus (60 by 53 inches) by the Rasa OF BELIBING (Batt) in 49 compartments, in which are depicted numerous Human Figures, Animals, &fc. all painted in bright colours This singular Curiosity was presented by the Raja to Mr. W. Ihne and by him to Professor Millies, late of Otrecht, in 1855. 45 Boox or ALpHaBeEts, written on leather, for the use of Schools in Greece 8vo. In oaken covers 46 Two Erutorrc MSS, Prayers, rolls of parchment, one in a leather case with figures : 47 TREATISE oF ANATOMY IN THE SrtaMESE DratzEct on paper with many drawings of figures 48 Arapic AstRonomiIcaL TasiE, IS. on paper, 8 leaves 49 Tates in Perstan cattep Brenan Danisxy, MS. on paper, beauti- Sully written, in leather wrapper 50 Hor# Bratm Marrm Virarnts, cum Calendario. Manuscrier on VELLUM, written on 198 leaves (62 by 5 inches) and ornamented ma very unusual style, the Calendar with 24 curious pen and ink sketches and the Services with 12 Miniatures in a very early attempt at Girisaille, heightened with gold and colours, each page 20 0 10-0 § 0 12 0 i ee LrA | ice | 6 0 ‘io 2 iis 5 0 0 10 Lo Co CO So cm)