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PORTO, DE SESTERTIO, TALENTIS, PECUNIIS, PONDERIBUS, MENSURIS, ROME, 1524, MODERN VELLUM
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- De sestertio, talentis, pecuniis, ponderibus, mensuris, stipendiis militaribus antiquis ac provinciarum, regum, populi Romani, Caesarumque redditibus, libri duo. (Rome: Francesco Minizio Calvo, 1524)
4to (198 x 140mm.), title within woodcut border, modern vellum, a few small wormholes in final quire, last leaf repaired in gutter
Provenance
bought from Libreria Mediolanum, Milan, 1993
Literature
Tomash & Williams P105; Edit16 23627; Dekesel P40; Sander 5850; USTC 850989
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
Porto's treatise on the coins, weights and measures of the Romans was first published in about 1520 and reprinted several times across Italy, Germany and Switzerland over the next few decades. It was probably composed independently of Budé's more famous De asse.