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Mirabilia urbis Romae
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- [Rome: Antonio Blado, 1516], ff. [7] (of 8, without final blank), full-page woodcut on first leaf, [Censimento 16 CNCE 55276 (recording perhaps two copies); Rossetti G-222; cf. Miedema l 127 & Sander 4645 (a longer work of 56ff., of which this is the first 7 leaves)], woodcut cut out and laid down
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Le statione in adventu. ff. [6], ?a fragment of a Mirabilia Romae [Rome: Marcello Silber, c. 1512?], [probably Miedema i 14, Sander 4629 and Rossetti G-202], lacking 2 leaves (first text leaf and final blank)
[Indulgentium ecclesiarum urbis Romae]. (Rome: Marcello Silber, 12 March 1518), woodcut arms of Pope Leo X at head of A2, full-page woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, [Censimento 16 CNCE 31262; Miedema l 128; Sander 4635; Schudt 35], lacking A1 (title-page)
Leo X, Pope. Bulla nova in Cena domini. [Rome, April 1518], ff. [4], woodcut illustration on title-page depicting Leo X and his cardinals, [not in Censimento 16 or Sander]
Leo X, Pope. Bulla super treugis & induciis quinquennalibus inter Principes Christianos. [Rome, c. 1518], ff. [4], woodcut on title of a cleric reading the bull to the Pope and his cardinals, and woodcut on final verso of Leo X and his cardinals (the same as in the preceding work), [not in Censimento 16, which records three printings by Etienne Guillery; copy in BSB Munich], first two leaves with repaired tears (without loss)
Epistolae venerabilium & excellentissimarum reliquiarum diu occultatarum & nuper recupertarum in Sacrosancta Lateranensis. [Rome, c. 1518], ff. [4], woodcut on first leaf
Reliquie diu occultate e nuper reperte in venerabili ecclesia sancti Eustachii de urbe publicato vero die xviii Aprilis 1518. [Rome: Etienne Guillery, c. 1518], ff. [4], two woodcuts
7 works in one volume, 8vo (143 x 98mm.), eighteenth-century ruled calf, rebacked and worn at edges
[Indulgentium ecclesiarum urbis Romae]. (Rome: Marcello Silber, 12 March 1518), woodcut arms of Pope Leo X at head of A2, full-page woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, [Censimento 16 CNCE 31262; Miedema l 128; Sander 4635; Schudt 35], lacking A1 (title-page)
Leo X, Pope. Bulla nova in Cena domini. [Rome, April 1518], ff. [4], woodcut illustration on title-page depicting Leo X and his cardinals, [not in Censimento 16 or Sander]
Leo X, Pope. Bulla super treugis & induciis quinquennalibus inter Principes Christianos. [Rome, c. 1518], ff. [4], woodcut on title of a cleric reading the bull to the Pope and his cardinals, and woodcut on final verso of Leo X and his cardinals (the same as in the preceding work), [not in Censimento 16, which records three printings by Etienne Guillery; copy in BSB Munich], first two leaves with repaired tears (without loss)
Epistolae venerabilium & excellentissimarum reliquiarum diu occultatarum & nuper recupertarum in Sacrosancta Lateranensis. [Rome, c. 1518], ff. [4], woodcut on first leaf
Reliquie diu occultate e nuper reperte in venerabili ecclesia sancti Eustachii de urbe publicato vero die xviii Aprilis 1518. [Rome: Etienne Guillery, c. 1518], ff. [4], two woodcuts
7 works in one volume, 8vo (143 x 98mm.), eighteenth-century ruled calf, rebacked and worn at edges
Provenance
Capucins of ?, inscription on second leaf of first work; Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Duke of Sussex, armorial bookplate, sale in London by Evans in 1844, but not identified in his sale catalogue; Law Society, armorial bookplate
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
The first work is the first publication by Antonio Blado to be recorded (see Fumagalli and Belli, Catalogo delle edizioni romane di Antonio Blado asolano, Rome, 1891, no. 1, including both parts).
Guillery and Blado were in partnership briefly in 1519, when they printed a French Mirabilia Romae. It is most likely that the penultimate three tracts in this volume (the two Bulls of Leo X and Epistolae venerabilium) were also printed by Guillery.
Guillery and Blado were in partnership briefly in 1519, when they printed a French Mirabilia Romae. It is most likely that the penultimate three tracts in this volume (the two Bulls of Leo X and Epistolae venerabilium) were also printed by Guillery.