- 81
Schedel, Hartmann
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Schedel, Hartmann
- Liber chronicarum. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 12 July 1493
- ink on paper
Imperial folio (455 x 308mm.), 323 leaves (of 326), [*, **6 ***8; a6 b-d4 e-h6 i2 k4 l-n6 o2 p-q6 r-y4 z6 aa-cc6 dd2 ee6 ff4 gg-ii6 kk2 ll4 mm-zz A-K6 L6-2 M6], gothic type, xylographic title-page, 4- to 14-line initial spaces, two initials in blue on tooled gold grounds within a green and red frame (contemporary Nuremberg decoration), other initials in red and blue, smaller initials in red, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout by Wolgemuth, Pleydenwurff and Dürer, including portraits, maps and town views, covers of later German/Bohemian calf tooled in black and gold over pasteboard, with an old vellum spine lettered in ink (reused from a different book?) superimposed, edges speckled in red and blue, lacking the three almost blank leaves containing just printed headlines and foliation (fos CCLVIIII-CCLXI), final bifolium with map of Europe supplied from another copy and with small repair to foot of map, title-page laid down, occasional light staining, bookplate removed front inside front cover, gilding rubbed, lacking two pairs of green silk ties
Provenance
Johannes Huberus Pontanus, scribe in the imperial chancery of Rudolf II, a gift as a mark of friendship from when they were in Ingolstadt and Prague, from Thomas a Benthem, assessor of the imperial court in Speyer, 29 May 1602, inscription (crossed through) on title-page; Bernhard Ignaz, Graf von Martinitz (1603-1685), Bohemian statesman and president of the court of appeals, inscription at foot of fol. XLI
Literature
Goff S307; HC 14508; BMC ii 437; BSB-Ink S-195; Bod-inc S-108; GW M40784
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
A FINE COPY with interesting Bohemian provenance.
On the verso of fol. CCLII, which relates the start of printing and some contemporary authors, Schedel includes an autobiographical detail about studying in Padua where he heard the doctor Mathaeolus Perusinus lecture ("ego hartmannus Schedel nurembergensis..."). This has been noted in the margin by an early reader.