prayerbook
- n a book containing prayers
- The Michelino prayerbook's vermilions, blues and earthy pinks are as resonant as they must have been when, 550 years ago, they were stippled in.
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- Why Someone Would Pay $13.6 Million For This Book
The auctioneer hammered down the lot at $12 million. That's around $13.6 million after the seller's commission, far more money than most make in a lifetime. Last week, the Rothschild Prayerbook, the Flemish manuscript from the 16th century, confiscated by the Nazis and later returned by the German government, broke the record for an illuminated manuscript at auction. It edged out its previous ...
Feb. 4, 2014 - Forbes