Medieval book costs 300k

[Marky Lazer]

Sorry for the Dutch link here, but a very shiny Medieval book has been sold for 300,000 Euros. The link has a cool picture of it, too: RTVNH - nieuws

 

[Rae]

That is beautiful. Thanks for sharing... (*is now wishing she had the money for something like that...*)

 

[Aniri]

Wow! Now...is there a link to an English version?

 

[Marky Lazer]

I'll translate it for y'all later, okay?

 

[Nesacat]

Oh that is a gorgeous book. I wish I could afford books like that too. Imagine all the work that went into creating it. I hope the buyer cares for it as a book and not just as an investment.

 

[Marky Lazer]

AMSTERDAM -- Last Monday an unique medieval seasons book has brought up a mere 316.051 euros at an auction by De Eland/Van Gendt Book Auctions.

There was an enormous amount of interest from both Dutch and foreign musuems, private investors, etc., for the hand-written prayer book from around 1460, says the Auction House. A man brought some boxes to a special taxation day of the auction house, which included the manuscript. Research from the auction house found that the book hadn't been on the market for over 130 years. It was last seen at an auction at Sotherby's in London in 1876.

The book has been made in Reims and includes eleven hand-painted minitures. It was supposedly made for the King of France Karel VIII. The new owner is a foreign buyer. The seller had inherited it, says the auction house.

 

[BookStop]

Wow - cool story - thanks for sharing. I wish I had 300k euro to spend on 1 book.

 

[littlemissattitude]

Wow - cool story - thanks for sharing. I wish I had 300k euro to spend on 1 book.

Very pretty. While I'm not religious, I love medieval and Renaissance religious art, and some of the most beautiful things I've ever seen are illuminated prayer books, books of hours, and the like.