- 82
Catherine of Siena, Saint
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Epistole et orationi. Venice: (Pietro Niccolini da Sabbio for) Federico Torresani, 1548
- Paper
4to (210 x 140mm.), title within woodcut border, woodcut initials, full-page woodcut of St Catherine, woodcut device on final leaf (otherwise blank), CONTEMPORARY VENETIAN BROWN GOATSKIN GILT BY THE FUGGER BINDER, later blue edges, slipcase, lacking 2 leaves of preliminaries (from the letter of Stefano di Siena, misprinted), small repair to foredge of title-page, occasional light staining, rebacked in strictly period style, lacking 4 pairs of ties
Literature
Cataldi Palau 172; Censimento 16 CNCE 10271; IA 134.032; Renouard 144/9; Sander 1822; Texas 326; UCLA (1992) 341
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 reprint of Aldus's famous edition of 1500 which contained the first appearance of italic type, with a slightly smaller version of the woodcut portrait.
For another binding by the Fugger Binder, who was active in Venice in the 1540s and mostly bound works in Italian (as opposed to Latin), see lot 70. This work does not appear in Hobson's list of bindings by the Fugger Binder (Renaissance Book Collecting, appendix 8).