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Preface.
The present catalogue is the first of its kind which I bring to the notice
of the public. Divergently from my previous catalogues, it contains only manu-
scripts, partly with miniatures, and — of course — reproductions of same.
A cursory inspection will show its richness and variety and the following lines
may give an idea of its contents. The most notable place in it occupy
medieval manuscripts of the Xth to the XVth centuries, calligraphically written
and richly decorated with miniatures, borders and initials in the splendid style
of those times, which has not hitherto been attained: a dass which in artistic regard
has a considerable complement in the separate leaves with miniatures and initials,
enumerated under No. 221 sqq. There are further a great many valuable manu-
scripts of the XVIth to the last Century, also documents and collectanea, bearing
on historical, geographical, diplomatic and literary subjects. Other pieces are
written in oriental languages or in Russian or regarding the Slavonian concem,
both in form of books and rolls, some of them richly illustrated; besides a
quantity of oriental paintings on separate leaves. The explanation and esthetic
appreciation of this pictorial material, as well as the Utilisation of the numerous
unpublished texts is reserved to the acquirers of these treasures. — Students
of militaiy and nautical matters will find numerous interesting writings, maps
and drawings. The medieval antiphonaries and song-books of the subsequent
times apply to the connoisseurs of music — not to speak of cimelies like n.
188 or n. 189. There are finally numerous pieces in all parts of the catalogue
which will furnish valuable materials to the study of costumes and of palaeo-
graphy. I use therefore no language of exaggeration when I say that amateurs
of art as well as students of nearly all branches of knowledge will be interested
in this catalogue.
On demand I am ready to send any of these works for examination.
LEIPZIG
November 1906.
KARL W. HIERSEMANN.
The present catalogue is the first of its kind which I bring to the notice
of the public. Divergently from my previous catalogues, it contains only manu-
scripts, partly with miniatures, and — of course — reproductions of same.
A cursory inspection will show its richness and variety and the following lines
may give an idea of its contents. The most notable place in it occupy
medieval manuscripts of the Xth to the XVth centuries, calligraphically written
and richly decorated with miniatures, borders and initials in the splendid style
of those times, which has not hitherto been attained: a dass which in artistic regard
has a considerable complement in the separate leaves with miniatures and initials,
enumerated under No. 221 sqq. There are further a great many valuable manu-
scripts of the XVIth to the last Century, also documents and collectanea, bearing
on historical, geographical, diplomatic and literary subjects. Other pieces are
written in oriental languages or in Russian or regarding the Slavonian concem,
both in form of books and rolls, some of them richly illustrated; besides a
quantity of oriental paintings on separate leaves. The explanation and esthetic
appreciation of this pictorial material, as well as the Utilisation of the numerous
unpublished texts is reserved to the acquirers of these treasures. — Students
of militaiy and nautical matters will find numerous interesting writings, maps
and drawings. The medieval antiphonaries and song-books of the subsequent
times apply to the connoisseurs of music — not to speak of cimelies like n.
188 or n. 189. There are finally numerous pieces in all parts of the catalogue
which will furnish valuable materials to the study of costumes and of palaeo-
graphy. I use therefore no language of exaggeration when I say that amateurs
of art as well as students of nearly all branches of knowledge will be interested
in this catalogue.
On demand I am ready to send any of these works for examination.
LEIPZIG
November 1906.
KARL W. HIERSEMANN.