Antiphonal Leaf.  (Above)
Hand done manuscript/ colour. Produced c. 1697.
The origins of liturgical music traditionally date back to St. Gregory the Great (d. 604), who was inspired by the Holy Dove to record the principles of 'Gregorian' chant. The Gradual contained the musical parts of the Missal and was sung from the steps (gradus) of the altar. The Antiphoner contained the musical sections of the Breviary. These terms have become interchangeable in modern times. Because of their size and complexity, these manuscripts were still being handmade in the traditional way for centuries after the introduction of printing. They were boldly hand-written and illuminated on large sheets of sturdy vellum so that the entire choir could read from one book.
This impressive elephant folio sheet of vellum contains four-line music in red and black ink with a large illuminated initial in red, blue, green, purple and gold and two smaller initials with red and blue penwork.

   $575
Size. Framed.   55 x 67 cm

Brisbane. Four woodcut views.

Four framed Brisbane woodcuts from 1886.
Framed size of each is 47 x 37 cm.
Individual titles are.
Brisbane from Bowen Terrace. (Has a crease on the right side.)
Queen St at the Edward St Corner.
Hamilton Reach. (Now Kingsford Smith Dr.)
Parliament House Brisbane.
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Also shown is a reference book by Susanna Evans.  "Historic Brisbane and its Early Artists"
which includes a description of three of the four views offered.
 $850.
The woodcuts were published by A. Garran in 1886.
They have been recently hand coloured by K. Harper.
The reference book by Susanna Evans is not included.
A scan of her comments can be included on request.

Tasmanian Aboriginal. 
“Bewohner, von Van Diemens Land.
Antique lithograph with later hand colouring.
Published by Heinrich R Schinz.  1830.
Source . Naturhistorische Abbildungen der Saeugethiere
Framed size.  32 x 38 cm.   $120. + PP

Book of Hours leaf.
Early printing. Anon.  Circa.  1500.
On vellum.
Original hand colouring.
Text include part of Job Charp. 7.
Partial translation on reverse.
Framed size. 32 x 38 cm.   $450 +PP

Indenture on sheepskin. 1854.
Sale of land
between Isaac Waleiman and George Haley in Victoria Australia.
Two sided.
Matted size 64 x 51 cm
​$300. +pp.

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Brisbane Observatory.
​Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Pub. A. Garran, Melbourne, Sydney. 1886.
Matted size.  25 x 29 cm

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Foxhound.   SOLD
Antique chromo-lithograph.
Published by J Cassell and Company.
London , Paris , Melbourne. 1890.
Matted size. 33 x 28 cm.  $180 + PP

Basset Hounds.  SOLD
Antique chromo-lithograph.
Published by J Cassell and Company.
London , Paris , Melbourne. 1890.
Matted size. 33 x 28 cm.  $180 + PP

FISH  Acanthopteres.. Pl 8.   SOLD
Antique engraving with later hand colouring.
Published by William Mackenzie, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London.
1880. Framed size.  28 x 38 cm.  $80. + PP

Adelaide from the River Torrens.
Antique wood engraving with later hand colouring.  1886.
​Size  27 x 37 cm matted.
$75. AUD +pp.

Fifteen lithographic views of Victoria and Melbourne.
c. 1885. (Below)
Size.56 x 72 cm.
Price. $400

Early engravings of Melbourne. Published in 1888.
Shows the "Falls"  on the Yarra in 1838. Hand coloured.
​Scarce. Paper size 26 x 19 cm.
$150. AUD +pp

Early engraving of Melbourne. Published in 1888.
Shows the "Falls"  on the Yarra in 1844. Hand coloured.
​Scarce. Paper size 26 x 19 cm.
​$150. AUD +pp

​Entertainment given to Admiral D'Entrecasteaux by Toobou King of the Friendly Islands.
Antique etching with engraving and later hand colouring. Published London. 1800.
Guaranteed to be over 215 years old.
​Image Size 38 x 28 cm
In 1791-3 , D'Entrecasteaux with two ships, "the Recherche" and the "Esperance"
unsuccessfully searched for the missing La Perouse expedition last seen in Botany Bay
in Jan. 1788.
The view of a village in Tonga would have been drawn around 1792.
​$150. AUD +pp

Tom Thumb Lagoon. (Near Wollongong, NSW.)
​Antique engraving (steel plate) with later hand colouring. 1874.
​20 x 15cm
​$40

Native encampment.
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Published in the "Illustrated London News" 1886
Size matted.  29 x 34 cm
$80.

Natives opposing Captain Cook's landing. (Below)
A portrayal of an actual incident during Cook's exploration of the East coast of Australia in 1770.
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
​Pub. by A. Garran. 1886.
​Price. $50

Tasman's Carpenter Landing
Shows a scene from Tasman's voyage when a crewman swam through the surf to plant his national flag in 1642.
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Pub. A. Garran, Melbourne, Sydney. 1886.
Size matted. 23 x 31 cm.
​$65. AUD.+pp

The Hawkesbury, at Wiseman's Ferry. (Below)
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Lithographic surrounds.
Pub. A. Garran, Melbourne, Sydney. 1886.
Size matted. 32 x 41 cm.
​$110 AUD.+pp

Hobart, from M'Gregor's Gardens.
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Pub. A. Garran, Melbourne, Sydney. 1886.
Size matted. 34 x 26 cm.
​$85 AUD.+pp

Opening of the Canterbury and Ramsgate Railway. 
United Kingdom.
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Pub. "The Pictorial Times" 1846.
Matted size. 29 x 38 cm
​$100. +pp

Bronze Winged Pigeon.
Antique engraving (copper) with later hand colouring.
Pub. J. Stockdale, London. 1789.
From Gov. Phillip's report.
Framed size. 34 x 42 cm
​$200 AUD +pp

New Holland Goatsucker.
Antique engraving (copper) with later hand colouring.
Pub. J. Stockdale, London. 1789.
From Gov. Phillip's report.
Matted size.29 x 37 cm
​$140 AUD +pp

Australasian Fauna. 
(Ten illustrations)
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Pub. A. Garran, Melbourne, Sydney. 1886​
Framed size. 42 x 52 cm
$250. +pp

His Excellency Governor Hampton presenting commissions
to the West Australian volunteers...   SOLD
Antique woodcut with later hand colouring.
Published by the "Illustrated London News", 1864.
Matted size. 32 x 43 cm
$65 AUD +pp

Reservoirs d'eau de L' lle Toud.
Antique lithograph with later hand colouring.
Pub. Dumont D'urville. Paris. 1842.
From the "Voyage au Pole et dans L'Océanien...."
From the Torres Strait.
Size framed 43 x 57 cm
$300 +pp