- 61
Bonaventura, Saint
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Breviloquium. [Strassburg: Printer of Henricus Ariminensis Type 1 (Georg Reyser or Heinrich Eggestein?), about 1473-74]
- Paper
Chancery folio (310 x 217mm.), 82 leaves, [a-i8 k10], 34 lines, gothic type, first initial in red with penwork decoration, 2- to 5-line initials in red, red initial strokes, paraphs and underlining, manuscript quire numbers, nineteenth-century German pigskin carved with animals, birds and reptiles, vellum indulgence fragment pasted to inside front cover, some show-through from decorated initial, occasional light browning
Provenance
Benedictine monastery of Amorbach (Franconia), inscription on first leaf (dissolved in 1803, its library went to the princes of Leiningen); Fürstliche Leiningen Hofbibliothek (Amorbach), stamp on first leaf, the library sold in 1851; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Goff B856; H 3469; BMC i 77; BSB-Ink B-654; GW 4652; Grosjean & O'Connell 23
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
A TALL COPY of Bonaventure's devotional text. The indulgence in the binding was issued in the name of Conrad, bishop of Würzburg, and is dated 1523, on the day of St Thomas the Apostle.
The identification of the printer is still debated. Ohly ascribed all books to Georg Reyser, who began printing in about 1468 and subsequently moved to Würzburg in 1479 where he worked until 1504, producing various works for the diocese. Paul Needham has opined that the books printed in type 1 could instead be assigned to Heinrich Eggestein, as this type appears in his edition of Ludolphus de Saxonia (see lot 228).