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Nicolaus de Ausmo
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Nicolaus de Ausmo
- Supplementum Summae Pisanellae (Alexander de Nevo: Consilia contra Judaeos foenerantes; Astesanus de Ast: Canones poenitentiales). Venice: Leonardus Wild, 1489 [i.e. 1479]
- Paper
Super-chancery 4to (190 x 150mm.), 375 leaves (of 380), a-g12 h-t8.12 v 1-58.8.12 6-138.12; A12 B10; a8 b10, double column, 48 lines, gothic type, a2 with contemporary Italian floral and foliate illumination including a 12-line illuminated initial with marginal extensions and a space at the foot of the leaf for the arms of the owner, 3-line initials and paraphs in blue or red, some early annotations, later limp vellum, lettered along bottom of textblock, lacking v3-6 (supplied in neat and professional contemporary manuscript) and final blank, inscription obscured on initial blank and head of a3, occasional light damp-staining, binding defective
Literature
Goff N72; R 825; GW M26277; cf. BMC v 265 & Bod-inc N-030 (not variant)
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 copy of Nicolaus de Ausmo's digest of canon law is from the variant edition with quires a-e reset. Alexander de Nevo's contemporary tract against Jewish moneylenders was added to editions of this digest from 1476 onwards.