- 104
Erasmus, Desiderius
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Proverbiorum chiliades cum omnibus additionibus... ex quarta autoris recognitione. (Venice: Melchiorre Sessa and Pietro Ravani, 26 August) 1522
- Paper
folio (308 x 216mm.), title within woodcut border, woodcut printer's device on title-page and on final leaf, woodcut initials, A1 within woodcut border, contemporary Milanese brown calf gilt, lettering in gilt on lower cover "PROVER ERASMI IO MOR", gilt edges, lettered horizontally along top edge and along foredge, title-page partly detached, stain on A1 obscuring a few words and on Gg6, binding worn and very rubbed, spine defective, lacking four pairs of ties
Provenance
Io. Mor., name on binding
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 18206 (listing 3 copies); IA 161.993; Sander 2598
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
This edition of Erasmus's proverbs was finely printed and bound. The corner tools and central bud tools on the binding are also found together on a manuscript in the Biblioteca Trivulziana (De Marinis III, 2613; subsequent plates show bindings with either the corner tools or the bud tools). The corner tools also appear on a copy of the Hypnerotomachia Polifili which belonged to the French treasurer Florimond Robertet, a friend of Grolier (see A. Hobson, Renaissance Book Collecting, plate 19).