- 101
Fendt, Tobias
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Monumenta sepulcrorum cum epigraphis ingenio et doctrina excellentium virorum aliorumque tam prisci quam nostri seculi memorabilium hominum de archetypis expressa. [Breslau: Crispin Scharffenberg], 1574
- Paper
folio (315 x 214mm.), engraved title-page, 129 engraved plates, contemporary calf, gilt arabesque centrepiece, small tear at foot of title-page, a few small tears to plates, occasional light damp-staining, rebacked
Provenance
Legoux, inscription on title-page; Michael Bury and J.B. Bury, bookplates
Literature
Berlin Katalog 3673; VD16 F727
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
FIRST EDITION. Fendt's engravings of tombs were commissioned by the Breslauer Siegfried Rybisch, an Imperial councillor, who had visited most of them on a visit to Italy. The tombs of famous people stretch from Classical Greece and Rome through to modern-day Italy and Germany, from Euripides to Melanchthon, and were much studied and copied. It is dedicated to Rudolf II, and a second edition was published in Frankfurt in 1585.