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Uberti, Fazio degli.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Opera... chiamato ditta mundi. Vuolgare. (Venice: Cristoforo Pensi [for Lucantonio Giunta], 4 September 1501)
- Paper in boards
8vo (186 x 123mm.), woodcut device of Lucantonio Giunta on title-page, last leaf blank, early nineteenth-century morocco-backed boards, flat spine gilt with morocco lettering-pieces, gilt edges, a few small wormholes in gutter (some repaired), one affecting text at end, y3-6 browned, &7-8 with repaired tear and a few letters supplied in manuscript, upper cover scuffed
Provenance
library of the Capuchins of Naples, stamp on title-page
Literature
BL STC Italian 1465-1600, p.703; Censimento 16 CNCE 33437
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the title-page, 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 second edition of Uberti's fourteenth-century geographical poem in terza rima, in which the author, inspired by Virtue, travels the known world with the Roman geographer Solinus as his guide, in clear imitation of Dante.