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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  14 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 732
  15 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 733 - 1470
• Lot #:
  1349
• Lot Description:
  Kingo, Th[omas] - Den forordnede Ny Kirke-Psalme-Bog
  [Copenhagen, 1723]. Contemporary silk over wooden boards, marbled end-papers, silver clasps and decorations to upper and lower boards.
• Notes:
  Extensively annotated to front and back end papers with family birth, death and baptism dates; the earliest being 1630-1701 and the last being dated 1926. A narrow edition of the Danish psalm book by the bishop Thomas Hansen Kingo (1634-1703), whose hymn-writing marks a climax in baroque spiritual poetry in Denmark. The first half of the volume includes psalms for the whole Christian year, while the second features other religious texts with separate title-pages.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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