- 24
Bonaventura, Saint
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- [Psalterium] Incipit psalterium beate virginis. (Leipzig: Conrad Kachelofen, 1516)
- Paper
16mo (106 x 76mm.), A-M8 N2, title printed in red, full-page woodcut on verso of title-page, printed in red and black throughout, 38 leaves at end containing contemporary manuscript in black and red in a German hand entitled "Sequitur nunc letania q[uod] p[er]tinet ad psalterium beate marie v[irgin]is", seventeenth-century vellum, bibliographical notes in ink by Mendham on inside front cover, lacking folios 19 and 25-63
Provenance
Soror Margarete ..., a gift from Soror Elisabeth Vresen, inscription beneath colophon; The Law Society, armorial bookplate
Literature
Mendham B329; not in VD16 or IA
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
An unrecorded edition of this popular devotional text (a copy was sold in these rooms, 20 November 1990, lot 8). Mendham also owned the first printed edition, produced in Basel in c. 1473-1475 (sale in these rooms, 5 June 2013, lot 29).