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Petrus Ravennas.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
- Phoenix seu de artificiosa memoria. (Venezia: Bernardinus de Choris da Cremona, 10 gennaio 1491)
4to (200x140 mm), prima edizione, 16 carte, 28 linee, carattere romano, antiche annotazioni marginali in latino e greco, una manicula, un piccolo disegno di figura maschile sul margine bianco della carta c2, cartone coevo con lettera R manoscritta al piatto anteriore. Qualche piccola macchia, porzione superiore del lato esterno lacunosa con perdita di parte di alcune note marginali.
Goff P-531; HC 13697*; IGI 7666; Klebs 977.1; Pell Ms 9361 (9189); CIBN P-267; IBE 4556
Goff P-531; HC 13697*; IGI 7666; Klebs 977.1; Pell Ms 9361 (9189); CIBN P-267; IBE 4556
Condition
Ancient marginal hand-written notes in Latin and Greek, a manicula, a small drawing of a man on the blank margin of leave c2. Some small stains, a loss of paper due to the bite of an animal on the top outer margin with loss of part of some hand-written marginalia.
"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
Pietro da Ravenna (Pietro Tommai), autore di questo breve trattato sulla mnemotecnica, sosteneva di aver individuato più di centomila "luoghi di memoria", così da poter superare chiunque nella conoscenza delle sacre scritture e della legge. Tommai si propose come esempio vivente della validità di un'arte che aveva affascinato molti studiosi, ottenendo una fama imperitura. Le sue teorie ebbero grande influenza anche sulle opere di Giordano Bruno.