- 174
Scriptores rei militaris
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Sextus Julius Frontinus: Strategemata; Flavius Vegetius Renatus: De re militari; Pseudo-Modestus: De vocabulis rei militaris; Aelianus Tacticus: De instruendis aciebus [translated by Theodorus Gaza]; Onosander: De optimo imperatore [translated by Nicolaus Sagundinus]; [edited by Johannes Sulpitius Verulanus]. Rome: Eucharius Silber, 24 October; 3 November 1494
- Paper
5 parts in one volume, 4to (210 x 146mm.), 104 leaves, a-i4; k-p4 q6; r4; s-x4 t2; A-D4, 40 lines plus headline, roman type, woodcut initials, typographic diagrams, nineteenth-century boards, occasional light staining, boards rubbed
Provenance
early inscription on a1v by Joannes [-]ee; list of names on q6v with the date 1549(?)
Literature
Goff S344; HC 15915; BMC iv 116; BSB-Ink V-63; Bod-inc S-120; GW M49497
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
Second printing of this compilation of military tracts, mostly from Classical times but with one Renaissance forgery, the Pseudo-Modestus. Four of them were published separately by Silber in 1487, and the Onosander appears here in print for the first time. The editor, Giovanni Sulpizio, was a humanist scholar who also produced an edition of Vitruvius and a book of table manners for the young.