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Velislai Biblia Picta, 1970

Estimate

€ 200 - 300

Sold

€ 256

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Prague, Pragopress, 1970 - Editio Cimelia Bohemica vol. XII. 310 x 250 mm. 376 pp. Binding in white half parchment and gray canvas, inside slipcase. Copy 410/480. Commentary by Karel Stejskal.


Specialist Notes

Facsimile of the famous biblia picta Velislai, also known as the Velislaus Bible or Velislav, illuminated manuscript made in Prague between 1325 and 1349. It is a richly illustrated bible with 747 miniatures out of 188 folios in which the text is limited to the descriptions of the images.