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SANNAZARO, ARCADIA; BEMBO, GLI ASOLANI, VENICE, ALDUS, 1514-1515, CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO GILT FOR PETRUS MARIA
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Arcadia. (Venice: Aldus, September 1514), woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso (otherwise blank)
BEMBO, Pietro. Gli Asolani. (Venice: in the house of Aldus and Andrea Torresani, May 1515), woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso (otherwise blank), stain in last few quires 2 works in one volume, 8vo (160 x 93mm.), contemporary Bolognese brown goatskin gilt, with the name of the works stamped in a circle on the upper cover "SANN/AZRO EL/BENBO" and the name of the owner in a circle on the lower cover "PETRUS/MARIAE/.C.", red edges, spine repaired, joints weak, lacking 4 pairs of ties
Provenance
Petrus Maria C., name on binding; "Dalla raccolta Martini... comprato da Hoepli nel '39 per L.1000", pencil note on flyleaf
Literature
Edit16 36176 & 4988; UCLA 126 & 134; 2nd work: Cataldi Palau 5
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 wolf's head is a motif found stamped on Bolognese bindings of the period (see de Marinis, vol. II, p. 5, nos 1249 and especially 1271, both of which are connected with German students at the university). De Marinis no. 1287 (a binding dated Bologna 1522) has the same outer border and the same flame corner-pieces. The owner of this work could well have been a student at the Natio Germanica Bononiae, the association of German students in Bologna.