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| Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon, f.197v. |
News is circulating that the exquisite Rothschild Prayerbook (ca. 1505-1510), sold earlier this year by Christie's, New York, for USD $13.6m, was purchased by Australian businessman Kerry Stokes.
Mr Stokes, who also collects works of art and printed books in addition to medieval manuscripts, made his fortune in a variety of industries. His acquisition of the Rothschild Prayerbook featured yesterday on the Channel 7 'Sunday Night' programme. The segment can be viewed here:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/a/24909678/mystery-australian-buys-15m-ancient-book/
According to the programme, the manuscript will go on tour next year, with public exhibitions planned for Canberra and Melbourne.
For a description of the Prayerbook, including a number of images, see its entry in Wikipedia, or visit the Christie's on-line catalogue at the following URLs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothschild_Prayerbook
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/books-manuscripts/the-rothschild-prayerbook-a-book-of-hours-5766082-details.aspx
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