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Lubieniecki, Stanislaw
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Lubieniecki, Stanislaw
- Theatrum cometicum, duabus partibus constans, 1. Quarum prior continet epistolas & communicationes variorum per Europam clarissimorum virorum, cum quibus auctor de hoc argumento contulit... 2. Posterior exhibet historiam universalem omnium cometarum a tempore Diluvii ad Ann. 1665... Leiden: Petrus vander Meersche, 1681
- Paper
2 volumes, folio (323 x 202mm.), engraved frontispiece in each volume, additional engraved frontispiece in volume 2 (with original Amsterdam imprint pasted over) woodcut printer's device on title-page, title printed in red and black, two further title-pages with paper replaced at foot, engraved portrait of the author by Visscher after Scheits, engraved portrait of Joannes Ernestus of Rautenstein, 84 engraved plates (31 double-page and/or folding), contemporary Dutch vellum with blind-stamped arabesque centrepieces, a few plates shaved, upper joint of volume II cracking, extremities rubbed
Provenance
Sir James Hall of Dunglass (1761-1832, chemist and botanist), armorial bookplate
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
Originally published in Amsterdam in 1666-1668 and reissued here with a new title-page, this compendium of comets contains information about recent comets in volume I, notified by contemporary astronomers across Europe with whom Lubieniecki corresponded (any letters not in Latin have been translated), and those recorded in historical sources in volume II. Lubieniecki, a Polish aristocrat from Raków, was a Socinian who also wrote a history of the Reformation in Poland. His religious beliefs led to his expulsion from Poland and he died in Hamburg.