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VERGIL, OPERA, VENICE, 1499/1500, LATER PIGSKIN
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Opera: Bucolica and Georgica [with argumenta and commentary by Servius, Landinus and Mancinellus]; Aeneis [with argumenta and commentary by Servius, Donatus and Landinus]; with additions, including Maphaeus Vegius’ Liber XIII of Aeneidos. Venice: Philippus Pincius, 3 February 1499/1500
Chancery folio (310 x 210mm.), 366 leaves (foliated i-ccclx in print on leaves b1-V8), a6 b-z8 &8 [con]8 [rum]8 A-V8, 46 lines of text, 62 lines of commentary plus headline, roman type, woodcut initials (3-9 lines), occasional marginal annotations by contemporary readers in brown and red ink, later German pigskin with blind-tooled decoration over wooden boards, two clasps and pins, blue edges, last leaf becoming loose
Provenance
Leonhard Cantzler (died 1506 in Rome), bequeathed to Peter Strauss, inscription by the latter on a2r; unidentified coat-of-arms, bearing the initials "S H", drawn in brown ink on leaf a1 recto, with Latin verse in a cartouche; Maximilian von Lerchenfeld-Heinersreuth, armorial bookplate dated 1873
Literature
ISTC iv00194000
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."