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Schedel, Hartmann.
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Liber chronicarum cu[m] figuris et ymagi[ni]bus ab inicio mu[n]di. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 12 July 1493
- paper
first edition, imperial folio (479 x 322mm.), 305 leaves (of 326, without 19-leaf index and 2-leaf map of Europe), 64 lines plus headline, xylographic title page, numerous woodcut views and illustrations from blocks by Michael Wohlgemuth and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff and their workshop, index in contemporary hand on pastedowns, vellum flyleaves, contemporary blind-stamped calf, dampstaining, browning, spotting and fraying, small tears in margins of some leaves, binding repaired and worn
Provenance
Soranzo, ex libris dated 1727; Annie Cowdray, bookplate
Literature
HC *14508; BMC ii 437; Goff S307; Bod-inc S-108; ISTC is00307000
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
The most elaborately illustrated book hitherto printed in Europe, this world chronicle was the combined project of the Nuremberg polymath Hartmann Schedel, the foremost printer of the day Anton Koberger, and the celebrated artists Michael Wohlgemuth and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. The illustrations include biblical events, depictions of human monstrosities, portraits of kings, queens, saints and martyrs and allegorical pictures of miracles.
The maps and views are among the earliest printed representations of towns and cities available to us today. Some 116 places are identified by name, but only about a quarter of these resembled their real appearance.