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Prayer book owned by Mary Queen of Scots set to go up for auction
Mary Queen of Scots is set to go up for auction in London next month.Offered as part of a larger sale, it's estimated that the book, which was given to Mary Stuart by her great-aunt Louise de Bourbon-Vendôme, abbess at a famous abbey in Northern France, will make over quarter of a million pounds at the auction.The rare book was illustrated and painted by the Master of François de Rohan, one of the most sought-after artists in the early 16th century.A spokesperson for the auction house Christie's, which is hosting the sale, said that the sale presents a "rare opportunity" for collectors to acquire a significant manuscript that can be directly connected to Mary Stuart.Conceived, written, and illuminated for Louise de Bourbon-Vendôme of the
