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Schedel, Hartmann
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Schedel, Hartmann
- Liber chronicarum. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 12 July 1493
- ink on paper
Imperial folio (439 x 284mm.), 323 leaves (of 326), [*, **6 ***8; a6 b-d4 e-h6 i2 k4 l-n6 o2 p-q6 r-y4 z6 aa-cc6 dd2 ee6 ff4 gg-ii6 kk2 ll4 mm-zz A-K6 L6-2 M6], gothic type, xylographic title-page, 4- to 14-line initials supplied in red and blue, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout by Wolgemuth, Pleydenwurff and workshop, including portraits, maps and town views, later red morocco gilt, lacking the three almost blank leaves containing just printed headlines and foliation (fos CCLVIIII-CCLXI), title-page defective in gutter and laid down, second leaf repaired with slight loss, small hole on XCIIII, one headline shaved, repair to CLIX with tear affecting woodcut, occasional light staining, map of Europe shaved at edges, penultimate leaf shorter (supplied from another copy?), neatly rebacked
Provenance
Joseph Etienne de Thomassin (died 1781), marquis de St Paul, inscription on title-page; Luton Library, bookplate, from the library of the Marquess of Bute at Luton Hoo; J. Dudfield Rose (1907-1992), FRCS
Literature
Goff S307; HC 14508; BMC ii 437; BSB-Ink S-195; Bod-inc S-108; GW M40784
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 fine copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle. On the verso of fol. CCLII, which relates the start of printing and some contemporary authors, Schedel includes an autobiographical detail about studying in Padua where he heard the doctor Mathaeolus Perusinus lecture ("ego hartmannus Schedel nurembergensis...").