- 4317
Alphabetum Ibericum
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- sive Georgianum, cum oratione dominicali, salutatione angelica, symbolo fidei, praeceptis decalogi, ecclesiae sacramentis, et operibus misericordiae. Latina, et Iberica compositis, et charactere Georgiano impressis. Rome: Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, 1629
8vo (149 x 96mm.), ff. [16], illustration: woodcut printer's device on title-page, typographic tailpieces, binding: eighteenth-century calf, gilt single-fillet border, spine gilt in compartments, cropped with slight loss of text at upper edge, light spotting, upper hinge cracking, lacking lettering-piece
Literature
D. Barrett, Catalogue of the Wardrop Collection and of other Georgian books and manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (London, 1973), 196
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 is the first use of the Propaganda Georgian, which is not found in the Vatican Press specimen of 1628. Either this work or Paolini's Dittionario giorgiano e italiano, also of 1629 (lot 4658), is the first appearance of georgian in print.