Notes on the Manuscript & Rare Book Market

Guide on Auction Houses that Sell Rare Books & Medieval Manuscripts

A Redditor once asked me where I track manuscript and rare book prices. I summarized my answer into "Tier 1" houses, Regional houses, online bidding platforms like Invaluable that basically "aggregate" most regional houses, and eBay. But the answer of course is much more detailed. This

Failed December Auction and May Surprise - A Case Study on a Cicero Incunable

Auction Execution Mechanics and Psychology Matter

What is Fragmentology?

The intersection of Art and Book collecting/studies

Forged Medieval Manuscript Sold Twice - A Distinct Hand Within the Spanish Forger Group?

The Master of the Spanish Arrival: a nod to the Spanish Forger and the JHU Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection that identified this as a distinct forger.

Cologne Psalter with David Initial (Sir Thomas Phillipps provenance)

When Better Scholarship Doesn't Raise Prices: A 2026 Case Study in the Manuscript Middle Market

December 2025 Manuscript Auctions Retrospective

Visual Art trumps Context