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Scultetus, Johannes
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Scultetus, Johannes
- Χειροπλοθηκη, seu... Armamentarium chirurgicum XLIII tabulis aeri elegantissime incisis... exornatum. Opus posthumum, medicinae pariter ac chirurgiae studiosis perutile & necessarium. Ulm: Balthasar Kühn, 1655
- ink on paper
folio (330 x 214mm.), title-page printed in red and black, woodcut printer's device, 43 engraved plates, later vellum, repaired tear to title-page without loss of text, a few marginal paper repairs, plates slightly shaved, small paper flaw in Dd2 with loss of a couple of letters, last leaf (index and errata) repaired with some loss of text
Provenance
Trendelenburg 1876, inscription on flyleaf (most likely Friedrich Trendelenburg, 1844-1924, chief surgeon at the University of Leipzig from 1895); Surgical faculty of Leipzig University, library stamp on title-page and flyleaf
Literature
Eimas 466; Garrison-Morton 5571; Krivatsy 10746; Norman 1912; VD17 39:153208L
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 of Scultetus's treatise, published ten years after his death by his nephew, Johannes Scultetus the younger. It contains "a complete catalogue of all known surgical instruments of the period, of the methods of bandaging and splinting, and of a vast number of operative procedures... Schultes's work became the most widely published illustrated treatise on surgery of the seventeenth century" (Norman, p.694).