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Bernardus de Gordonio
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Practica, seu Lilium medicinae. De ingeniis curandorum morborum. De regimine acutarum aegritudinem. De prognosticis. Venice: Johannes de Gregorio de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, for Benedictus Fontana, 16 January 1496/97
- Paper
4to (216 x 160mm.), 275 leaves (of 276, without final blank), [4] a-z8 [et]8 [con]8 [rum]8 A-H8, double column, 42-43 lines, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, numerous manuscript annotations in different hands, old vellum-backed carta rustica, some deckle edges, first leaf slightly damaged and repaired, some light damp-staining, binding slightly soiled
Literature
Goff B450; HC 7799; BMC v 349; BSB-Ink B-335; GW 4083; Klebs 177.4
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
Bernardus de Gordonio was a professor at the University of Montpellier from 1285, and his Lilium medicinae (1305) was perhaps the most common and influential medical text-book of the time. It continued to be printed up to the seventeenth century.