Middle ages pages finder: very early bookmark sells at £7000

Guided at £800-1200, a 10in (26cm) medieval ‘rotating’ or ‘register’ bookmark sold at £7000 at Semley Auctioneers (22% buyer’s premium) in Shaftesbury, Dorset on May 16.

Fashioned from two discs of parchment, one side is painted with symbols of the sun, moon, and a st…

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