Reliquiae romanae urbis atque indulgentiae

Chancery folio (273 x 187mm.), 8 leaves, a⁸, double column, 49 lines, gothic type (a small text type and oversized heading type), 2- to 6-line initial spaces, nineteenth-century marbled boards with paper label in Kloss's hand on upper cover and new cloth backstrip, a few small wormholes (some affecting text), small hole on last leaf with loss of a few letters

Dr Georg Kloss (1787-1854), Frankfurt, printed booklabel and manuscript note, his sale in these rooms, 7 May 1835, lot 3349

Goff R140; HC 13855; BMC iii 762; GW M12025; not in Rossetti

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."

ISTC lists only twelve works that were printed by Köllicker in Basel between 1483 and 1485; he died in 1486. He worked in partnership with the printer Johann Meister during these years, although Meister is not named in any colophon. The oversized heading type used in this work is close to Wenssler's type 180; Meister had been involved in printing a missal funded by Andreas Bischoff and after Bischoff's death in 1482 the type was impounded and then used by Wenssler. Meister then regained the type and used it during his partnership with Köllicker (Allan Stevenson, The problem of the Missale Speciale, 1967, discusses Meister at length).

Several of Köllicker's works were previously ascribed (by both Proctor and Panzer) to Johann Amerbach, as their typefaces are very similar. The ascription is repeated here in Kloss's manuscript reference to Panzer on the inside front cover and in the Kloss sale catalogue.