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PLINIUS, NATURALIS HISTORIA, VENICE, 1497, LATER HALF CALF
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Historia naturalis [edited by Hermolaus Barbarus and revised by Johannes Baptista Palmarius]. Venice: Bernardinus Benalius, '1497' [not before 13 February 1498]
Royal folio (350 x 244mm.), 268 leaves, a–e8 f6 g–z & A–I8 K6, double column for table of contents only (fols a5r-b8v), 55-56 lines plus headline, roman type, initial spaces, early annotations or manuscript marginal notes, notabilia and nota signs by contemporary and sixteenth-century readers (some washed), nineteenth-century calf-backed marbled boards, some light staining and worming
Provenance
Joseph Guzzardi of Ferla (Sicily), inscriptions on title-page dated 1626
Literature
ISTC ip00799000
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 text is a revision of Hermolaus Barbarus' edition by Johannes Baptista Palmarius. The dating of Palmarius' dedication letter to Gonzales Ruiz de la Vega y Mendoza (fol. a2v) to the Ides of February 1498 in the twelfth year of the Doge Agostino Barbarigo (r. 30 August 1497-29 August 1498), is more precise than the 1497 (more veneto) given in the colophon (fol. K6r), and narrows the production of the edition to between 13 and 28 February 1498.