tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post4532488499373488780..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Just sold at Sotheby's: A Big Chunk of British HistoryCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-50991793304461816362008-12-16T15:02:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:02:00.000-05:00Sadly, the Danes, or more specifically the Royal L...Sadly, the Danes, or more specifically the Royal Library, had allocated up to 600,000 GBP for this, which before auction was two times the high end Sotheby's estimate; it is nearly the entire annual budget for Library purchases and the highest bid they've made abroad in over 100 years. They knew they had a once-in-a-however-long thing, made a serious effort, and in the director's words, were sure that they had enough money for a big Christmas present for the nation. <BR/><BR/>Story in Danish: http://politiken.dk/kultur/article607664.eceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-87868357124482487342008-12-15T13:38:00.000-05:002008-12-15T13:38:00.000-05:00Here is one link.Here is <A HREF="http://philobiblos.blogspot.com/search?q=eraly+english+manuscript" REL="nofollow">one link.</A>Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.com