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Breviarium Pataviense
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- [Commissioned by Christoph Schachner, bishop of Passau]. Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt, 27 November 1490
- Paper
Median folio (332 x 222mm.), Kalendarium: 9 leaves (of 10, without initial blank), Officium S. Stephani; Officium BMV in sabbato: 6 leaves; Psalterium: 38 leaves, a-d8 e6; Proprium de tempore et de sanctis, pars hiemalis: 150 leaves, f-z8 [et]6; Proprium de tempore, pars aestivalis, Proprium de sanctis, pars aestivalis: 158 leaves, aa-tt8 vv6; Commune sanctorum, 15 leaves (of 16, without final blank), A-B8, double column, 45 lines, gothic type, printed in red and black throughout, 1- to 3-line lombard initials, 6- to 9-line woodcut initials, large woodcut armorial printed in colours (with blue added by hand) of the diocese of Passau, bishops Schachner and Oettingen on verso of first leaf, woodcut illustration, large woodcut device on final recto printed in red and black, early annotations in different hands (including headlines and additions to the calendar dated 1522-1541), sixteenth-century German blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards, two later clasps, modern cloth folding box, first and last leaves laid down, wormed (with some repairs), a few leaves with some staining, printed foliation slightly shaved on a few leaves, gg3 torn and repaired without loss, spine repaired at head and foot, binding wormed, lacking metal corner-pieces
Provenance
Stift Mattsee (near Salzburg; probably from the Benedictine monastery there), nineteenth-century stamp
Literature
HC 3875*; Bod-inc B-542; GW 5426
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
Ratdolt produced numerous missals during his years in Augsburg; this is one of at least seven Passau liturgical books he printed in the 1490s.