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Adolphus, archbishop of Mainz
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Adolphus, archbishop of Mainz
- Copiae indulgentiarum de institutione festi presentationis Beate Marie. [Strassburg: Printer of Henricus Ariminensis Type 1 (?Heinrich Eggestein), c. 1473]
- Paper
Chancery folio (295 x 205mm.), 8 leaves, 35 lines, gothic type, 2- to 6-line initials supplied in red, red underlining and initial-strokes, nineteenth-century binding of black-painted vellum over boards, boards starting to warp
Provenance
Law Society, armorial bookplate
Literature
HC 90; BSB-Ink O-15; IDL 14; GW M27683
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
ISTC records only eight copies of this edition; the other seven are all located on the Continent. A further seven editions were printed in the early 1470s, in Cologne, Basel, Esslingen, and Marienthal. This copy was once part of a Sammelband as it has the traces of an index tab at the foot of the first leaf.