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Le grand calendrier & compost des bergers
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Composé par le Berger de la grand Montaigne. Paris: Nicolas Bonfons, [c.1589]
- Paper
4to (202 x 143mm.), partly printed in red and black, woodcut illustrations and initials throughout, nineteenth-century smooth calf with triple gilt fillet border by Niedrée of Paris, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, first few leaves repaired at edges, extremities slightly rubbed
Literature
French Vernacular Books 8319
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
This was a very popular work in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with more than fifty editions in French recorded. It compares the life of man with the annual cycle of nature and is part almanach, part moral guide.