- 74
Fludd, Robert
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Fludd, Robert
- Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia... Tomus primus (Tomi secundi tractatus primi sectio secunda, de technica microcosmi historia). Oppenheim: Johann Theodor de Bry and Hieronymus Galler, 1617-1618
- Paper
4 parts in one volume, folio (310 x 194mm.), 5 engraved title-pages (one by Merian), woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, 5 engraved plates (4 double-page, one folding), engraved illustrations (some full-page), additional leaf to be bound after p. 276 misbound after p. 280, woodcut diagrams, contemporary German blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards, two clasps, occasional light browning, lacking both straps and one catchplate
Provenance
"Ex Bibliotheca Windhaagiana", inscription at head of first title, the library of Joachim Entzmüller (1600-1678) of Schloss Windhaag (Austria)
Literature
RISM Écrits p.319; Caillet 4042; Duveen 222; Mellon 74 (part I only); cf. Mellon 83 (part II, 1624 edition)
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. Fludd was an English physician and a prominent Rosicrucian. His Utriusque cosmi historia"is an attempt to cover, and to present with some lucidity, the philosophy based on the harmonious design of the cosmos and the corresponding harmonies in man" (Yates, p.79).
The significance of the Oppenheim imprint connects Fludd's work with events in the Palatinate, where the daughter of James I of England had just married Frederick V, the Elector Palatine. The printer de Bry was a Protestant and had moved his firm from Frankfurt to Oppenheim for religious reasons; however, in 1620 Oppenheim was invaded by Spinola's troops and de Bry had to move back to Frankfurt (where the second edition of Fludd's Utriusque cosmi historia was published in 1624). The Swiss engraver Matthieu Merian was de Bry's son-in-law.