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Hemmerlin, Felix
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- De nobilitate et rusticitate dialogus et alia opuscula. [Strassburg: Johann Prüss, c. 1500], 156 leaves, A4 a-c8 d-z6 [et]8, 53 lines plus headline, 4- to 14-line initial spaces with printed guides, gothic type, woodcut diagram on m5
- Paper
Opuscula et tractatus. [Strassburg: Johann Prüss, after 13 August 1497], 134 leaves, [*2] A-Y6, 53 lines plus headline, gothic type, 4- to 11-line initial spaces, woodcut illustration on title-page
2 works in one volume, Chancery folio (275 x 185mm.), eighteenth-century French citron morocco (apparently by Padeloup), spine gilt à la Duseuil, gilt edges, occasional light browning (probably washed), binding slightly rubbed and scraped
2 works in one volume, Chancery folio (275 x 185mm.), eighteenth-century French citron morocco (apparently by Padeloup), spine gilt à la Duseuil, gilt edges, occasional light browning (probably washed), binding slightly rubbed and scraped
Provenance
Cisternay Du Fay, sale, Paris, 25 June 1725, lot 2602; Louis-Jean Gaignat (1697-1768), sale, Paris, 10 April 1769, lot 2483, 212 francs; Paul Girardot de Préfond, green morocco booklabel, sold in 1769 to: Count Justin MacCarthy Reagh (1744-1811), sale, Paris, de Bure, 1815, lot 3703 ("très rare"); bought for 68 francs by Baudelocque; bought from Claudin in 1871 for 150 francs (much of this information from a manuscript note in English pasted to flyleaf); William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Goff H15 & H16; H8425 & 8426; BMC i 129; BSB-Ink H-43 & H-41; Bod-inc H-011 & H-009; GW 12188 & 12189; Grosjean & O'Connell 62 & 61
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
Felix Hemmerlin (1388/89-1460) was a priest from Zurich who wrote several polemical works. The first work here was written to denigrate the Swiss during the conflict between the Swiss confederation and the city of Zurich in the 1440s; after Zurich was reconciled with the Swiss, he was imprisoned and he ended his life in a monastery in Luzern.
The dating is taken from a different edition of the second work, in which Sebastian Brant's preliminary verses are dated 13 August 1497. Johann Prüss was active in Strassburg from 1483 until 1510.
There is an extract from a sale catalogue pasted to the inside front cover, stating "this copy [is] probably the only one known". ISTC lists 80-90 odd copies for both works.