Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
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Codex Aureus of Echternach facsimile edition with a reproduction of the Trier binding
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Das Goldene Evangelienbuch von Echternach. Faksimile nach dem Codex Aureus Epternacenis. Hs 156142 aus dem Germanischen Nationalmuseum Nurnberg. Zurich: Coron, 1982. One of the 250 copies of the Coron edition with the elaborate facsimile of the Trier binding. Light gray leather binding in a silk cover with gilt fittings and mounted decorative cover after the Trier original. 13 x 18 inches (45 x 32 cm); 274 pp. Fine copy, with a copy of the American prospectus of the Coron edition.
Among the most elaborate facsimiles of an early manuscript ever produced, remarkable also for the effort to reproduce the original jewelled plaque on the upper cover, using semi-precious stones in gold filigree settings. The original manuscript was created in the scriptorium of the Benedictine Abbey at Echternach around 1030, and features sixteen full-page miniatures, five evangelist portraits, ten canon tables, nine full-page initials, and sixteen half-page initials. The cover of the codex is a half-century earlier than the manuscript it covers, and was made in Trier between 985 and 987, given by Empress Theophanu and her son, Emperor Otto III.
Sold for $2,560
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
MANUSCRIPT FACSIMILE
Das Goldene Evangelienbuch von Echternach. Faksimile nach dem Codex Aureus Epternacenis. Hs 156142 aus dem Germanischen Nationalmuseum Nurnberg. Zurich: Coron, 1982. One of the 250 copies of the Coron edition with the elaborate facsimile of the Trier binding. Light gray leather binding in a silk cover with gilt fittings and mounted decorative cover after the Trier original. 13 x 18 inches (45 x 32 cm); 274 pp. Fine copy, with a copy of the American prospectus of the Coron edition.
Among the most elaborate facsimiles of an early manuscript ever produced, remarkable also for the effort to reproduce the original jewelled plaque on the upper cover, using semi-precious stones in gold filigree settings. The original manuscript was created in the scriptorium of the Benedictine Abbey at Echternach around 1030, and features sixteen full-page miniatures, five evangelist portraits, ten canon tables, nine full-page initials, and sixteen half-page initials. The cover of the codex is a half-century earlier than the manuscript it covers, and was made in Trier between 985 and 987, given by Empress Theophanu and her son, Emperor Otto III.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Commenting on Toussaint Louverture Achieves $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 saw international competition drive strong results throughout the sale and a total that surpassed expectations.
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Toussaint Louverture
Highlighting the sale was a fascinating 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson as president to Maryland Governor John Francis Mercer that achieved a strong $32,000. The remarkable letter captures a rare, candid moment in which Jefferson assesses, with striking clarity, the arrest of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, by French General Charles LeClerc, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. Jefferson perceptively warned that LeClerc’s actions would erode trust and likely spark further racial conflict—an insight that proved remarkably accurate. Beyond its sharp political foresight, the letter reflects the broader anxiety the Haitian Revolution provoked in the United States, which contributed to decades of diplomatic isolation of Haiti.
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