Lot 14
  • 14

Gomez Miedes, Bernardino.

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Alografia, sive Diascepseon de sale libri quatuor... physico... medico... geniali... mystico... Nunc vero denuo revisi... per Petrum Uffenbachium. Oberursel: Cornelius Sutor for Johann Berner, 1605
  • PAPER
8vo, contemporary black-painted vellum, spine gilt in compartments, many leaves browned

Provenance

Hroar Dege (lot 317)

Literature

Krivatsy 4878; Palau 104108

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."

Catalogue Note

Very rare work about salt, discussing its medical and culinary uses, as well as its mystical qualities. The work was first published at Valencia in 1572 under the title Commentariorum de sale libri quattuor.