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Cornelius Nepos
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- De excelentibus imperatoribus opus nuperrime aeditum quam diligentissime emendatum. (Milan: Gottardo da Ponte, 8 May 1511)
- Paper
4to (200 x 140mm.), title within woodcut border, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initial, initial on a1v in blue with red penwork decoration, a2r with extensive decoration and illumination in all margins, with gilt monogram REG at foot, other illuminated initials with marginal decoration, last leaf with decoration along left margin, later blue boards and vellum wrapper, wrapper slightly torn
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 15291 (listing 3 copies); Sander 2209
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
The title-page states the author of these military biographies to be the fourth-century writer Aemilius Probus; this was disproved later in the sixteenth century, though it is plausible that Probus had emended or abridged the biographies.