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[Ariosti, Attilio (1666-1729)].
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
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Description
- Alla Maestà di Giorgio Rè della Gran Britagna &c: &c: [Six cantatas and six lessons for viola d'amore, dedicated to George I, by A. A., i.e. Attilio Ariosti] [partition]. [London: 1724].
- paper and ink
première édition. 3 feuillets, 12 pages, 6 feuillets, 47 pages, 3 feuillets, grand in-folio (39.5 x 25.7 cm), musique gravée, liste des souscripteurs et textes des cantates imprimés, épître au lecteur imprimée et liste des accords gravée ("Accordatura I [...VI]") en fin d'ouvrage, veau moucheté de l'époque à décor doré, quelques rousseurs et taches éparses, légères mouillures aux marges, reliure usagée.
Literature
RISM A 1420 ; BUC, p.1 ; TNG, i, p.903
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
Un séduisant volume de cantates et leçons pour viole d'amour ; cette édition est probablement la plus fructueuse vente de musique par souscription de tout le XVIIIème siècle (la liste des souscripteurs comprend 764 noms, dont 42 ducs et duchesses et 105 comtes et comtesses). Les leçons sont remarquables car imprimées selon une scordatura unique, permettant leur exécution sur une viole d'amour avec un doigté pour violon.
An attractive volume of cantatas and lessons for the viola d'amore, the edition representing possibly the most successful sale of music by subscription in the whole of the 18th century (the subscribers' list includes 764 names, among them 42 dukes and duchesses and 105 earls and countesses). The lessons are notable for being printed in a unique scordatura system which allowed their performance with violin fingerings on the viola d'amore.
An attractive volume of cantatas and lessons for the viola d'amore, the edition representing possibly the most successful sale of music by subscription in the whole of the 18th century (the subscribers' list includes 764 names, among them 42 dukes and duchesses and 105 earls and countesses). The lessons are notable for being printed in a unique scordatura system which allowed their performance with violin fingerings on the viola d'amore.