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Caesar, Gaius Julius
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Commentarii [edited by Hieronymus Bononius]. Raimundus Marlianus: Index commentariorum C. Julii Caesaris. Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 21 August 1482
- Paper
Chancery folio (275 x 195mm.), 147 leaves (of 148, without initial blank), a8 b-x8.6, 41 lines plus headline, roman type, printed marginalia, 9-line initial on first page with nineteenth-century illumination in period style, 5- to 8-line initial spaces, old speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco lettering-piece, e1, e6, g2-3, l1, l6, p1 and p6 stained at foot (because of washed annotations), small hole at head of k4 just touching text, wormhole in gutter, a few small marginal paper repairs, binding rubbed, joints starting to crack
Provenance
Earl of Sunderland, removed from Blenheim Palace, without bookplate but old shelfmark on inside front cover, sale, Puttick and Simpson, December 1881, lot 2190, 17s, Rimell; Sir Edward Sullivan (without his bookplate), sale, Sotheby's, 22 May 1890, lot 1189, 15s, to; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Goff C22; HC 4218; BMC v 277; BSB-Ink C-28; Bod-inc C-010; GW 5869; Grosjean & O'Connell 34
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
The editor, Girolamo Bologni (1454-1517), was a lawyer from Treviso. The first edition of his commentary was printed in Treviso in 1480; this is one of four reprints from the fifteenth century.
Octavianus Scotus of Monza began as a printer in 1479, though from 1484 onwards he worked as a publisher, employing various Venetian presses to produce books for him. After his death in 1498, his business continued in the hands of his heirs well into the 1530s.