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Leon Andersen

Leon Andersen writes for the Manuscripts & Rare Books department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of manuscripts & rare books.

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Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 137r — Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 137r

October 10, 2026Earring (one of a pair) — Byzantium, early Byzantine period

Earring (one of a pair)

October 10, 2026Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 105r — Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 105r

October 10, 2026Fol. ir: Prologue, St. Jerome, large historiated initial I, the saint in a brown habit writing at a desk in a gothic architectural frame, with full-length border of foliage and small hybrids, a hare, a dog and a grotesque perched on the foliage extensions — Anonymous, 13th century

Fol. ir: Prologue, St. Jerome, large historiated initial I, the saint in a brown habit writing at a desk in a gothic architectural frame, with full-length border of foliage and small hybrids, a hare, a dog and a grotesque perched on the foliage extensions

October 10, 2026Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 141v, Presentation in the Temple — Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 141v, Presentation in the Temple

October 10, 2026Ornamental Plaque — Italy, Tuscany

Ornamental Plaque

October 10, 2026Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint — Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint

October 10, 2026St. Peter, St. Paul, St. George, and St. James the Greater — Austria, Salzburg

St. Peter, St. Paul, St. George, and St. James the Greater

October 10, 2026Crossbow Bolt — Germany

Crossbow Bolt

October 10, 2026Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion) (right wing: Entry into Jerusalem and Entombment) — Anonymous, 14th century

Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion) (right wing: Entry into Jerusalem and Entombment)

October 10, 2026

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