- 4567
Leiden University Library.
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- Catalogus librorum bibliothecæ Lugdunensis. Præfixa est Danielis Heinsii bibliothecarii ad nobiliss. & ampliss. Academiæ curatores oratio. [Leiden: Jan Paets Jacobszoon, 1614?] , 21, [3 (last 2 blank)], 94, [2 (blank)] pp., illustration: woodcut initials and head-piece
Leiden University. Ordo lectionum æstivarum in Academia Leydensi. Anno 1613. Leiden: Jan Paets, 1613, broadsheet (358 x 240mm.), text within typographical border, folded and bound in
2 works in one volume, 4to (203 x 144mm.), binding: contemporary limp vellum, upper margin of 2A1 torn away without loss, 2 short tears in broadsheet
2 works in one volume, 4to (203 x 144mm.), binding: contemporary limp vellum, upper margin of 2A1 torn away without loss, 2 short tears in broadsheet
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
The earliest catalogue of Leiden University Library was published by Petrus Bertius in 1595, "the first separately published general catalogue of an institutional library" (Taylor p.45). Daniel Heinsius (1580-1655), the author of the prefatory speech, was appointed in 1607 the fourth librarian of Leiden University Library, having held the chairs of poetics and Greek there. See the two next lots for later catalogues of the same library.
Bound in this copy is a broadsheet lecture list for Leiden University dated 1613; the lectures include: Willebrord Snell on geometry and mechanics, Petrus Cunæus on Suetonius, Joannes Meursius on Homer's Iliad, Daniel Heinsius on Seneca and Thomas Erpenius on Arabic grammar and proverbs.