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Jacobus de Voragine
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
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Description
- The Golden Legend. [Westminster: William Caxton, ?after 20 November 1483]
- ink,leather,paper
A bifolium (13 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.; 345 x 250 mm) on paper with bull's head watermark, foliated Cx–Cxi. Gothic letter, 55 lines, 2 columns, 3 rubricated initials; soiled, marginal chips and repairs, reinforced at central folds.
Literature
Goff J-148
Condition
A bifolium (13 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.; 345 x 250 mm) on paper with bull's head watermark, foliated Cx–Cxi. Gothic letter, 55 lines, 2 columns, 3 rubricated initials; soiled, marginal chips and repairs, reinforced at central folds.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Two leaves from the first edition in English of this popular compilation of saints' lives and wonder stories, written in Latin in the thirteenth century, and soon translated into many vernacular languages. This bifolium contains the life of Paul of Thebes (Saint Paul, the first hermit), as well as portions of the lives of saints Sylvester and Remigius.