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Rumpolt, Marx.
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Ein new Kochbuch. Frankfurt: Johann Saur for the heirs of Peter Fischer, 1604, with 124 pages of seventeenth-century manuscript additions
ff.[6], 41, CXCIX, and [2] printed leaves, folio (291 x 192mm.), title printed in red and black, woodcut kitchen scene on title, numerous woodcuts in text, large woodcut device at the end, contemporary German blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, 2 clasps and catches, grangerized copy containing 142 additional leaves of blank paper bound in, 124 pages filled with seventeenth-century manuscript recipes in German, several early manuscript notes in margins, early ownership inscription to title, gathering T with 2 extra printed leaves added to supply missing text due to printing failure on T1 verso and T4 verso, printing error with heavy off-setting on X2 verso and X3 recto, tear on b3, rebacked
Provenance
From the library of Aemilie Juliane, Gräfin zu Schwarzburg-Rudolfstadt, with her signature on title. Hroar Dege (lot 451)
Literature
Weiss 3285; cf. Vicaire 762
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This volume is remarkable for the amount of supplementary material supplied in manuscript, all apparently in the same contemporary hand, both on the blank rectos or versos of the printed text and on the supplementary leaves bound in. First published in 1581, Rumpolt's work is one of the best-known early German cookery books: it is the first work to contain a recipe for the celebrated Swiss potato dish "Rösti". The woodcuts, which repeat those in the first edition, are by Jost Amman, Virgil Solis and Hans Weidlitz.