Monk into the swim of things at German saleroom

Bought by a German collector for €115,000 (£99,140) at an auction in Cologne, a 15th century illustrated account of 'Leben der Heiligen Altväter', or ‘Lives of the Holy Fathers’, was a great rarity.

A profusely illustrated work, containing some 150 coloured cuts in all, it was printed in Strasbou…

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