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Colonna, Francesco
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Le tableau des riches inventions couvertes du voile des feintes amoureuses, qui sont presentees dans le Songe de Poliphile, desvoilees des ombres du Songe & subtilement exposees par Beroalde. Paris: Matthieu Guillemot, 1600
- Paper
4to (267 x 200mm.), engraved title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, with blank leaf *****4, woodcut illustrations (some full-page), contemporary French calf with gilt oval centrepiece of leafy sprays and a gilt fillet border, some light browning or staining, neatly rebacked with flat spine gilt in period style, extremities slightly rubbed
Provenance
Louis Godin, inscription on title-page
Literature
IA 143.139; Mortimer, Harvard French 148
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
Colonna's quasi-Latin text, Hypnerotomachia Polifili, first printed by Aldus in 1500, was translated into French and published in 1546. This edition, using the same woodcuts as the 1546 edition, has had the text amended by Béroalde de Verville; "[i]t is this edition, with its new title-page and preface, which formally introduces the work into the literature of alchemy" (Mortimer, p. 184).