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Jacobus de Voragine
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Jacobus de Voragine
- [Legenda aureum sanctorum] Leben der Heiligen, Sommertheil. Augsburg: Günther Zainer, 27 April 1472
- Paper
Royal folio (364 x 258mm.), 207 leaves (of 211), [110 28 310 48+1 510 68+1 710 86+1 810 96 11-1810.8 1910 208+1 2110 226+1 2310 246], double column, 50 lines, gothic type, 10-line hand-coloured woodcut initial with leafy marginal extensions on 1/2, 126 (of 127) hand-coloured woodcuts, one at start of each life, manuscript index in pencil (late nineteenth or early twentieth century) on front flyleaf, nineteenth-century boards, lacking 1/1 (table), 24/3 (start of Life of St Wendel) and two blank leaves 24/5-6, occasional staining, a few marginal tears (just touching text on 9/10-10/1 and 23/9-10), last few leaves worn, boards worn
Provenance
manuscript note at foot of first leaf dated 18 October 1691 and on 1/7 dated 1692
Literature
BMC ii 317; Schäfer 180; both parts: Goff J156; HC 9968; GW M11402; BSB-Ink H-9; Schreiber 4298
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 German edition of the Golden Legend, with the first book illustrations produced in Augsburg. This is the second volume only; the first volume (Wintertheil) was published by Zainer in October 1471. The woodcuts, by the so-called Bämler-Master (see Schäfer, p.379), were subsequently used in Zainer's Latin edition of c.1474 (Fairfax Murray, German 431). For another work from Zainer's press, see lot 17.