Lot 58
  • 58

Crescentiis, Petrus de

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • [Ruralium commodorum opus] Von dem nutz der ding die in äckeren gebuwt werden. (Strassburg: Johann Schott for Johann Knobloch and Paul Götz, 1518
  • Paper
folio (290 x 200mm.), title-page printed in red and black, woodcuts, contemporary stamped half pigskin over wooden boards, two clasps, a few wormholes at beginning and end, a few marginal paper repairs, occasional light staining, later endpapers

Provenance

Dr Georg Kloss, bookplate, sale, Sotheby's, 27 May 1835, lot 4181; William Niven (1846-1921, architect, grandfather of David Niven), of Udny House, Teddington, armorial bookplate; Bundesdenkmalamt, library stamp at foot of inside front cover

Literature

IA 146.745; Lindner 11.0405.04; Nissen BBI 425; Simon BG 407; Simon BB II 170; VD16 P1835

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."

Catalogue Note

A finely illustrated German edition, including a series of woodcuts about wine-making; the woodcuts are mostly based on earlier German translations as well as other herbals, "but by a better artist... or one possessing a better technique as well as a style of his own" (Simon, BG, p.42)