- 4753
Solinus, Caius Julius.
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Polyhistor [edited by Elias Vinetus]. Poitiers: Enguilbert Marnef, May 1554, [8], 144, [32]pp.
Censorinus. De die natali, per Eliam Vinetum Santonem emendatus. Poitiers: Enguilbert Marnef, 1568, ff. [62], illustration: woodcut printer's device on title-page
Terentianus Maurus. De literis, syllabis, pedibus et metris, tractatus insignis... Nicolao Brissaeo Montivillario commentatore & emendatore. Paris: Simon de Colines, 1531, ff. [10], 117, [1 (blank)], illustration: woodcut printer's device on title-page and woodcut arms on a8 verso, both by Geoffroy Tory
3 works in one volume, 4to (223 x 144mm.), binding: eighteenth-century calf gilt, spine gilt in compartments, red speckled edges, a few small stains, extremities slightly rubbed
Terentianus Maurus. De literis, syllabis, pedibus et metris, tractatus insignis... Nicolao Brissaeo Montivillario commentatore & emendatore. Paris: Simon de Colines, 1531, ff. [10], 117, [1 (blank)], illustration: woodcut printer's device on title-page and woodcut arms on a8 verso, both by Geoffroy Tory
3 works in one volume, 4to (223 x 144mm.), binding: eighteenth-century calf gilt, spine gilt in compartments, red speckled edges, a few small stains, extremities slightly rubbed
Provenance
1st work: Pierre de Cardonnel, inscription at foot of title-page dated 1645; "Antonii Halleii, Prof. Regii", inscription at head of title-page, i.e. Antoine Halle
There were several books previously belonging to Pierre de Cardonnel in the Macclesfield Library, including Macclesfield Science I-O, lots 1406 and 1409, and P-Z, lot 1738.
Literature
Rép. bibl. xvie siècle, Poitiers, Marnef (II) 89 & cf. 163 (1567 edition, with same title and pagination; no 1568 variant recorded); Renouard, Colines, p.185
Condition
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"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
These three works are all by writers of the late Classical period. Solinus's Polyhistor is taken largely from Pliny's Natural History, Censorinus writes on the life of man, based on Varro, and Terentianus's tract is a valuable discussion of metre and poetics based on Horace. The editor of the first two works, Elie Vinet (1509-1587), is better known as a teacher of Montaigne and the editor of Ausonius.