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Council of Basel
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Decreta concilii Basiliensis [edited by Sebastian Brant]. [Basel: Jacobus Wolff, de Pforzheim, after 1 March 1499]
- Paper
Chancery 4to (195 x 142mm.), 112 leaves, a-o8, 43 lines plus headline, gothic type, woodcut initials, later reused vellum, with an early manuscript reference to Beughem's Incunabula typographiae (1668) at head of title-page, title-page laid down, binding slightly soiled
Provenance
"M. Michaelis von Oppenburg Amstelodamensis" and "Adolph Frid. Meyer", inscriptions on title-page; "Presented to the Incorporated Law Society by John Richard", inscription on inside front cover; Law Society, stamps on title-page and final verso, and armorial bookplate
Literature
Goff C799; HC 5605; BMC iii 777; Bod-inc C-410; GW 7284
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
First edition. The Council of Basel was convoked in 1431 by Pope Martin V against the background of the Hussite wars in Bohemia and also within the context of weak papal authority. The complicated politics resulted in the Council being officially transferred to Ferrara then Florence, where the debates centred on unity with the Eastern Orthodox churches, though a faction remained in Basel, electing an anti-pope and claiming to continue the Council there until 1449, under the French Cardinal Aleman. This publication is faithful to that faction, and contains the text of Nicholas V's bull of 1449 in which he authorised the decisions of the Council in order to unite the two factions of the Church.