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Burchardus Urspurgensis
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Burchardus Urspurgensis
- Chronicon... a Nino Rege Assyriorum Magno, usque ad Fridericum II Romanorum Imperatorem [edited by Joannes Foeniseca]. (Augsburg: Johann Miller, 23 October 1515)
- Paper
folio (305 x 205mm.), title within elegant woodcut border with portraits of Ninus and Frederick II, woodcut initials, woodcut printer's device beneath colophon, later sixteenth-century German pigskin binding over bevelled wooden boards, two clasps, some deckle edges, a few small wormholes in lower margin, new endpapers
Literature
IA 127.842; VD16 B9800
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
The binding is most probably the work of Leonhard Ostertag, the binder of Albrecht V of Bavaria in the 1570s (EBDB w003885), who used the outer roll border of Christ arisen, King David and St Paul, together with the roll of stripes of varying thicknesses used for the two outer borders.
Burchard of Ursperg (1177-1231) was the Probst of the Abbey of Ursperg (Bavaria), and his chronicle is a valuable source for early imperial history; later printings were edited by Melanchthon and brought the chronicle up to modern times.
The fine woodcuts are the work of Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536), an etcher in Augsburg (Hollstein XV 148, title-page and 154, printer's device).