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Le Petit, Jean François.
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- La Grande Chronique Ancienne et Moderne, de Hollande, Selande, West-Frise, Utrecht, Frise, Overyssel & Groeningen, jusques à la fin de l'An 1600. Dordrecht: Jacob Canin (second volume: Guillaume Guillemot) for the author, 1601
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2 volumes, folio (305 x 190 mm), 2 engraved title-pages, engraved portrait of the author at age 56, 57 engraved text illustrations consisting of three-quarter page full-length portraits also by Sichem, all engraved by Christoffel von Sichem, all illustrations (but that on leaf H5) beautifully hand-coloured in full colour and liquid gold, eighteenth-century mottled calf, spines richly gilt, a few leaves lightly browned, occasional stains and spots a few of which have been obscured with white chalk, fore-edge of first few quires in second volume frail from damp, joints cracking, extremities and scuffmarks mended
Literature
Bibliotheca Belgica, III, L-60 ; Bibliographie Nationale, XI, c. 865
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
A finely coloured copy of the chronicle and the genealogy of the counts of Holland and their families by the French historian and poet Jean-François Le Petit (1546-1614 or 1615). The first volume is, in its greater part, a translation of the Divisie-Kroniek by Cornelius Aurelius. This chronicle which goes from the beginning of the world to 1517 is continued by Le Petit in the second volume. He records the disorders and the wars which took place in the Netherlands from 1556 until the beginning of the seventeenth century. The two volumes are enriched by two title engravings of Christophe Van Sichem, one author's portrait and 57 portraits of various potentates including the counts of Holland, all engraved by van Sichem, except for one woodcut portrait (I, 142), and a view of two heralds presenting a crest (II, 426).