Rare medieval and Renaissance manuscripts from the Barrois Collection .
This catalogue presents a curated portion of the famous Ashburnham collection, offered for public auction. It highlights historical, theological, literary, and artistic works, many finely illuminated and bound in precious materials.
The Barrois Collection includes early and medieval manuscripts across French, Italian, and English traditions. You’ll find literary texts, religious treatises, charters, letters, and codices of classical authors, with detailed descriptions of their contents, scripts, and bindings. The catalogue emphasizes items with historical significance, artistic decoration, and insights into book history from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
- Works in Latin, French, Italian, and Greek traditions, spanning sacred and secular topics
- Illuminated manuscripts and finely crafted bindings, including vellum and parchment
- Charters, chronicles, letters, and notable religious and scholarly texts
- Descriptions that note provenance, condition, and historical binding details
Ideal for rare-book collectors, libraries, and researchers of medieval and early modern manuscript culture.