- 179
Plato
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Omnia Platonis opera. Venice: Aldus, 1513
- Paper
folio (296 x 183mm.), woodcut Aldine device on title-page and final verso, with blank leaves 2/4 and ii4, later Italian marbled vellum, spine gilt in compartments, title-page restored in gutter, last leaf with small paper repair (just touching device and 2 letters of text), some leaves becoming loose, occasional light foxing or staining, pastedowns unstuck from boards
Provenance
Ex Bibliothec[a] R.P.D. Tesini, bookplate loosely inserted; Sir William Forbes, of Pitsligo, pencil inscription on flyleaf
Literature
Aldo Manuzio tipografo 116; Censimento 16 CNCE 37450; Renouard 62/4; Texas 101; UCLA 114
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
EDITIO PRINCEPS, dedicated by Aldus to the new pope, Leo X, "with one of the most elaborate addresses ever to come from the Aldine press... Aldus's Latin letter is one of the most comprehensive statements of the humanist position to be found outside Erasmus" (M. Lowry, The World of Aldus Manutius, p. 205). Leo appointed Pietro Bembo to be his secretary, and it must have seemed to Aldus that Leo would open doors for his Greek academy in Rome finally to be established. Leo confirmed the privileges that Aldus had been granted by his predecessors, and the Greek college was indeed established by Janus Lascaris and Marcus Musurus, but the associated press was run by Zacharias Callierges, not Aldus.