Auction on
14 April 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) -
70, rue Vendôme - 69006 Lyon
During this sale devoted to manuscripts and historical photographs, a few passages from the first French romances resurfaced, as did an album by French photographer Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884).
Chrétien de Troyes (c. 1130-ca. 1190), Le Manuscrit d'Annonay, 16 manuscript fragments of various sizes, first quarter of the 13th century (c. 1220), 28 x 20 cm/11 x 7.9 in. on average. Result: €72,500
Chrétien de Troyes (c. 1130-ca. 1190), Le Manuscrit d'Annonay, 16 manuscript fragments of various sizes, first quarter of the 13th century (c. 1220), 28 x 20 cm/11 x 7.9 in. on average. Result: €72,500
At the heart of this selection, which pulled in a total of €263,956, were some very old texts from the first quarter of the 13th century (c. 1220), which took first place at €72,500 when it was preempted by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF, French National Library) . They consisted of 16 famous…
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