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Blankenburg, Quirinus van
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Blankenburg, Quirinus van
- Elementa Musica, of Niew Licht tot het welverstaan van De Musiec en de Bas-Continuo, The Hague: Laurens Berkoske, 1739
- paper
first edition, 4to, ff.[15], 200 & 1 (errata) pages, (c.28 x 24cm), 2 parts in one, half title, second title page [151], 28 engraved plates (some folding), volvelles on plates j & bb, moveable overslip on plate M, 3 further engravings within the text (ncluding a complete fugue), eighteenth-century boards, lacking frontispiece portrait, upper hinge broken, a few leaves loose,
Literature
Hirsch, i 73; Gregory & Bartlett, p.36 (calling for a frontispiece and 29 plates, apparently in error), RISM, Écrits, p.154; M.H. Charbon, Haags Gemeentemuseum. Catalogus van de muziekbibliotheek, i, 26
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
Rare: we have traced no copy of any work by Blankenburg at auction for over forty years. Elementa musica is a treatise on basso continuo, which also contains many autobiographical remarks. Plates P1 & P2 comprise an engraved fugue in C minor, whose theme Blankenburg claimed Handel had plagiarized in his Six Fugues of 1735.