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Hyginus, Gaius Julius
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Hyginus, Gaius Julius
- Poetica astronomica [edited by Jacobus Sentinus and Johannes Lucilius Santritter]. Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 22 January 1485
- Paper
4to (204 x 142mm.), 56 leaves, a-g8, 32 lines, roman type, woodcut illustrations, 3- to 11-line white-on-black woodcut initials, stub of index tab on first leaf, old reused wooden boards with later calf spine, clasp, with a contemporary papel label pasted to inside front cover listing the original contents of this volume in a German hand, a few small wormholes at end and in boards
Provenance
bought in 1978 at the Zurich antiques fair from Mansfield Book Mart Ltd of Montreal for 400 francs, pencil inscription at back of volume
Literature
Goff H561; HC 9063; BMC v 289; Bod-inc H-252; BSB-Ink H460; Sander 3473; Redgrave, Ratdolt 48; GW n0375
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 paper label lists other scientific and astronomical works that were originally bound with this copy: Anianus's Computus (issued with Sacro Bosco's Algorithmus, Strassburg: Prüss, 14 November 1488), "Opera materialis", Oresme's De latitudinibus formarum (Padua: Cerdonis, editions published in 1482 and 1486), Albumasar's Flores astrologiae (published by Ratdolt in Augsburg in 1488 and 1495), and lastly this Hyginus "cum imaginibus".
The first edition of Hyginus was published in Ferrara in 1475, with spaces left for the illustrations to be inserted by hand, and was subsequently published with allegorical illustrations of the planets, constellations and the signs of the Zodiac by Ratdolt in Venice in 1482. This is a reprint of that 1482 edition, using the same woodblocks.