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Hyginus Mythographus.
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Poeticon astronomicon (edited by Jacobus Sentius and Johannes Lucilius Santritter). Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 22 January 1485
- Paper
second illustrated edition, 4to (210 x 145mm.), 56 leaves, 32 lines, Roman letter, full-page diagram of the celestial sphere on verso of first leaf, 47 half-page woodcuts, 2-, 5-, 6- and 11-line woodcut floriated initials, notes in a contemporary hand, modern blind-stamped morocco, light waterstaining in margins, slightly browned, tear to last two leaves repaired without loss
Literature
HC 9063*; GW n0375; BMC v 289; Goff H561; Bod-inc H-252; ISTC ih00561000
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
Attributed during the Renaissance (probably incorrectly) to the Augustan freedman and historian C. Julius Hyginus, the Poeticon astronomicon, a handbook of the second century A.D., describes forty-seven of the Ptolemaic constellations and the Greek and Roman mythology surrounding them. The woodcuts are the first printed illustrations of the allegorical figures of the constellations and planets. They were used by Ratdolt in his first edition of the Poeticon (Venice, 1482, Goff H560) and again in his 27 November 1488 Augsburg printing of Johannes Angeli, Astrolabium (Goff A711). The woodcut of the celestial sphere appears for the first time in this edition.