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Middle ages Latin Manuscript bidden at four times its estimated price

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The ‘Petau Book of Hours’ went at an auction in Paris on an estimated price of 700,000 to 900,000 euros. Written and exquisitely illustrated over 500 years ago around 1495, this manuscript was the highest bid in a sale dedicated to medieval and Renaissance writings. The manuscript, written in Latin and illustrated with 16 golden … Read more