- 4406
Coislin, Henri Charles du Cambout (1664-1732), duc de, Bishop of Metz--Montfaucon, Bernard de (1655-1741).
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Bibliotheca Coisliniana, olim Segueriana; sive manuscriptorum omnium græcorum, quæ in ea continentur, accurata descriptio... Accedunt anecdota bene multa ex eadem bibliotheca desumta cum interpretatione latina. Paris: Louis Guérin & Charles Robustel, 1715
folio (388 x 245mm.), [24], 430, 431*-432*, 431-810pp., some parallel Greek and Latin text, illustration: woodcut vignette on title-page, iiiii engraved plates, a few engraved illustrations in text (some full-page), one engraved initial and 2 head-pieces, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, binding: contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments
Provenance
Nicolas-Joseph Foucault (1643-1721), bookplate
Literature
Taylor p. 237
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
first edition of this catalogue of the Greek manuscripts in the library of the duc de Coislin, which he had inherited from his great-grandfather Pierre Séguier (1588-1672), chancelier of France. In 1731 Coislin gave the manuscripts to the abbey of St Germain-des-Prés, where some were destroyed by fire in 1793; those that survived are now in the Bibliothèque nationale. See lot 4628 for Montfaucon's catalogue of the Greek manuscripts in the great libraries of Europe.