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GEILER VON KAISERSBURG, NAVICULA, STRASSBURG, 1511, CONTEMPORARY HALF CALF OVER WOODEN BOARDS
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Navicula sive speculum fatuorum. (Strassburg: [Johann Prüss], 1511)
- Paper
4to (209 x 150mm.), woodcut illustrations, a remboitage of contemporary blind-stamped half calf over wooden boards from the Christuskopf bindery of Hildesheim (EBDB w000207), single clasp, index tabs, occasional light browning, first 2 leaves defective at foot, title-page with old repair, last few leaves repaired at foredge, new endleaves, binding slightly rubbed, upper joint cracking
Provenance
Antiquariat W. Brandes, Braunschweig, auction, 12-13 October 1989, lot 1612
Literature
VD16 G778
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 collection of sermons given in Strassburg in 1501-1502, written as a commentary on Sebastian Brant's Ship of Fools (see lot 102), and printed using the same woodblocks. It is generally assumed that the designs for the woodblocks were drawn up by Albrecht Dürer, who met and worked with Brant during his time in Basel in the early 1490s.