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Motets.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Tenor. Sacrarum cantionum (vulgo hodie moteta vocant) Liber Primus, Antwerp, Jan de Laet & Hubert Waelrunt, 1554; Liber Primus [...Octavus] Ecclesiasticarum cantionum (vulgo moteta vocant), Antwerp, Tilman Susato, 1553-1554
- paper
first editions, 9 volumes in one, tenor parts only (of 5), oblong 4to, (c.15.5 x 19cms), [each volume ff16 or ff20], decorative woodcut capitals, type-set music, contemporary calf (lettered "Tenor"), staining to first few leaves, covers worn, repaired and restored, new liners [Waelrunt: RISM Recueils, 15546; Susato: RISM Recueils 15538-10; 155312-15; 15548; STC (Dutch) 136-137]]
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
Rare: Printed music from the mid-sixteenth century is now very rare at auction. Susato and Waelrunt were leading music printers of the day and were both composers themselves. The pieces here are by some of the most important motet composers from the first half of the sixteenth century: Clemens non Papa, Crecquillon, Willaert, Certon, Gombert, Goudimel and others.