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Leupoldus, Dux Austriae
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Compilatio de astrorum scientia. Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt, 9 January 1489, 109 leaves (of 110, without final blank), a-n8 o6, 40 lines, gothic type, woodcut illustrations and diagrams (one full-page, two printed in red and black), woodcut initials, woodcut initials coloured in red, red initial-strokes, heading on n1v corrected in contemporary manuscript, [Goff L185; HC 10042; BMC ii 382; GW M17974; Klebs 601.1; Zinner 364], title-page with a few wormholes and laid down, a few leaves with small marginal wormholes
- Paper
Michael Scotus. Liber physiognomiae. [Passau: Johann Petri, c. 1487-1488], 44 leaves, a-c8 d6 e8 f6, 31 lines, gothic type, 2- to 5-line initials supplied in red, red initial-strokes, [Goff M559; HC 14547; BMC ii 616; GW M23296; Klebs 899.10], title-page slightly soiled
2 works in one volume, 4to (185 x 138mm.), nineteenth-century German calf, binding worn, spine defective
2 works in one volume, 4to (185 x 138mm.), nineteenth-century German calf, binding worn, spine defective
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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"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
The early notes on the first title-page indicate that these works were bound together originally, followed by Pomponius Mela's De situ orbis and Priscian's translation of Dionysius Periegetes' De situ orbis.
First edition of Leopold of Austria's astronomical treatise, written in the thirteenth century, and elegantly printed here by Ratdolt with numerous woodcut diagrams and illustrations.
ISTC records 13 copies of this edition of Scotus's treatise; it was first published in Venice in 1477 and regularly reprinted.