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Biel, Gabriel
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Biel, Gabriel
- Sacri canonis missae expositio [edited by Wendelin Steinbach, additions by Heinrich Bebel]. Tübingen: [Johann Otmar] for Friedrich Meynberger, 29 November 1499
- Paper
Chancery folio (282 x 203mm.), 336 leaves, a-c8 d-z6.8 A-V6.8 X-Z6 [et]6 [con]8, double column, 53 lines plus headline, gothic type, 3- to 9-line initial spaces, woodcut illustration of the Crucifixion on f3, early sixteenth-century blind-stamped calf over wooden boards (probably English or Netherlandish), central panel tooled to a diaper pattern with a diamond-shaped floral tool and a floral roll-tooled border, rebacked in calf with gilt lettering and small stamps, red edges, manuscript fragment removed from binding and bound at front, in modern brown buckram folding box, last leaf repaired at lower corner, rebacked, lower corner of upper cover repaired, lacking both clasps
Provenance
Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), duke of Sussex, armorial bookplate, sale, Evans, London, 20 July 1844, lot 4172, sold for 11 shillings to Leslie; Law Society, armorial bookplate and stamps on first two leaves
Literature
Goff B660; HC 3179; BMC iii 703; GW 4333
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
Biel, a scholastic theologian, taught in Tübingen from 1484 until his death in 1495. This is the second edition of his treatise on the Mass. Johann Otmar, the first printer in Tübingen, worked there from 1498 until 1501 as printer to the university; he had previously worked in Reutlingen.