FAMOUS MANUSCRIPT
BOUGHT AT HIGH PRICE FOR BRITISH MUSEUM (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, July 29. The famous Lutrell Manuscript, one of the finest of English medieval manuscripts, has been privately bought by an anonymous purchaser for the British Museum, where it has been on loan for many years. It is understood that the price paid was £30,000. The manu» script dates from 1340, and contains over 300 leaves lavishly illustrated in colours and gold. Its acquisition was announced at a book sale at London today, at which £33,000 was paid for the Bedford Book 'of Hours by Messrs. Quaritch, the well-known dealers, who are holding it for eventual purchase by the British Museum. The price paid for this book, which dates from 1500, is the highest ever paid for any book privately bought.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 261, 31 July 1929, Page 11
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133FAMOUS MANUSCRIPT Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 261, 31 July 1929, Page 11
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