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Bontempi, Giovanni Andrea
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Bontempi, Giovanni Andrea
- Historia musica, nella quale si ha piena cognitione della teorica, e della pratica antica della musica harmonica. Perugia: Costantini, 1695
- Paper
folio (312 x 220mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, diagrams and woodcut music examples, with a number of contemporary manuscript corrections, carta rustica, stencilled paper covering to spine, a few deckle edges, occasional light browning or spotting, a few small wormholes, a few tiny stains, paper on spine worn, light staining and scuffing to covers
Provenance
Leo S. Olschki, booklabel; Alfred Cortot, bookplate and small stamp on title; two printed catalogue descriptions of the volume on front pastedown
Literature
Gregory & Bartlett, p.40; Hirsch i 83; TNG iii, p.881
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 AND ONLY EDITION of Bontempi's celebrated treatise which anticipates modern conceptions of fugue, and which also contains a celebrated account of the daily timetable of the pupils of Mazzocchi.