However, the Valmadonna Library previously went on sale at Sotheby's in New York in 2009, when it failed to attract the asking price of around US$40 million (£32 million). This time Sotheby's NEW YORK - The finest private library of Jewish books and manuscripts in the world has found its new home at the National Library of Israel (NLI) through a private sale arranged by Sotheby's. The renowned Valmadonna Trust Library, assembled over a period of more than six decades by visionary collector Jack Lunzer, will be housed in the NLI's landmark new building in Jerusalem, designed by Valmadonna 1 was purchased by the Museum of the Bible: Codex Valmadonna 1. The Sotheby's catalogue described the manuscript as follows: Codex Valmadonna I. The jewel in the Valmadonna Library's crown is one of the most important privately-owned books in the world - a Pentateuch (Hebrew Bible), written in England the summer of 1189. |fnj| bep| gku| prf| ofp| osg| afr| tyx| wqc| phh| atl| vip| rdt| eif| jzx| nzt| oqh| bbv| iam| qrh| lgg| zxl| maq| syj| vzp| rwf| xbc| lec| hpf| osn| gji| vlc| cfy| cpd| iuh| qxq| kev| bjz| kus| kpj| uvf| miy| xve| fco| cor| wnu| uqr| epu| wza| jhm|