L12406

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Lot 105
  • 105

Bible

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • Psalter. Polyglot. Psalterium, Hebreum, Grecum, Arabicum, & Chaldeum, cum tribus latinis interpretationibus & glossis. (Genoa: Pietro Paolo Porro in the house of Niccolò Giustiniani, November 1516)
  • Paper
folio (332 x 232mm.), title printed in red and black within woodcut knotwork border, parallel text in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic and Chaldaean, first opening of text with headings printed in red, woodcut printer's device on final leaf, eighteenth-century French navy morocco, triple gilt fillet border, spine gilt in compartments "à la grotesque", gilt edges, red silk page marker, small stain on title-page, morocco faded, small scrape on upper cover, corners slightly bumped, head of spine slightly worn

Provenance

Paul Girardot de Préfond (died c. 1800), morocco booklabel; Sledmere House

Girardot de Préfond sold his first library in Paris in 1757 through De Bure (this book was not in the sale catalogue), and he later amassed another collection which he sold to Count Justin MacCarthy Reagh in 1769; although there were two copies of this work in the MacCarthy Reagh sale catalogue, neither of them match this copy.

Literature

Censimento 16 CNCE 5916; Darlow & Moule 1411; Sander 5957

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

Intended to be part of a complete polyglot Bible, this Psalter was the only section to be published as it was overtaken by the Complutensian Polyglot of 1514-1517 (see lot 106). The publication was funded by Agostino Giustiniani (1470-1536), bishop of Nebbio in Corsica, and it was printed in the house of his brother Niccolò. Giustiniani was greatly interested in Jewish studies and later became the first professor of Hebrew and Arabic in Paris.