- 65
Bonaventura, Saint
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Stimulus amoris. Itinerarium mentis in deum. [Brussels: Fratres Vitae Communis, about 1483-84], 158 leaves, a-t8 v6, 27 lines, gothic type, 2- to 5-line initials in red, red paraphs, initial strokes and underlining, quire d misbound
- Paper
SUSO, Henricus. Horologium aeternae sapientiae. [Cologne: Conrad Winters, de Homborch, c. 1480], 184 leaves, a-o8 p6 q-v8 x6 y8 z-[et]6, 27 lines, gothic type, 2- to 10-line initials in red, red paraphs, initial strokes and underlining, index tabs made from reused vellum manuscript
2 works in one volume, 4to (211 x 145mm.), calf and marbled paper over early wooden boards, deckle edges, a few small wormholes, sewing starting to split in places, binding somewhat rubbed, paper cover slightly torn
2 works in one volume, 4to (211 x 145mm.), calf and marbled paper over early wooden boards, deckle edges, a few small wormholes, sewing starting to split in places, binding somewhat rubbed, paper cover slightly torn
Provenance
Monastery of Schwarzenbroich (near Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia), Fratres cruciferi (Crutched Friars), inscription on inside front cover (dissolved in 1804); Hermann Isaac von Aussem (1744-1825), ink inscription on inside front cover; Sir Julian Goldsmid (1838-1896), MP, sale, Puttick & Simpson, 10 April 1889; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899, with his pencil notes on flyleaf
Literature
Goff B962 & S872; HC 3475 & C 3167; BMC ix 175 & i 251; GW 4820 & M44601; Grosjean & O'Connell 27 & 70; first work only: ILC 450; BSB-Ink H-51; Bod-inc B-457
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
On the blank leaves at the front of the volume is written a tract by Jean Gerson, Epistola... pro confortatione cuiusdam tentati, in a contemporary hand, 4pp., which is included in the manuscript list of contents on the flyleaf; at the end is another letter by Gerson, addressed to his brother Nicolas, beginning "[F]rater secundum carnem germane, in Christo tamen charitate germanior...", 3pp. Loosely inserted is a letter (used for taking notes from the book) with an address panel to Hermann Isaac von Aussem, Drimborn bei Aachen, dated 1781.
The Brothers of the Common Life in Brussels printed books between 1475 and 1485; this was the only printshop in Brussels in the fifteenth century. For another copy of this work by Bonaventura, see lot 64.
Suso's Horologium, written in the mid-fourteenth century, was a very popular spiritual text; hundreds of manuscripts survive, and this is one of the first two editions, both of which were printed in c. 1480. Conrad Winters was active as a printer in Cologne from 1475 to 1482.