Lot 228
  • 228

GESUALDO, PLUTOSOFIA, PADUA, 1592, OLD PATTERNED BOARDS

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Plutosofia... nella quale si spiega l'arte della memoria con altre cose notabili pertinenti, tanto alla memoria naturale, quanto all'artificiale. Padua: Paolo Meietti, 1592
8vo (190 x 127mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, full-page woodcut illustration, later patterned paper boards with manuscript fragment along spine, small paper flaw in margin of [paraph paraph]1, woodcut slightly trimmed

Provenance

Poveri fanciulli di San Giovanni Battista, Varallo (Piemonte), inscriptions on inside front cover: "Nell'elenco de libri rari V.3.74.4" and "Del V. seminario di S. Gio. Bat. in Varallo"; bought from Fiammetta Soave, Rome, 1990

Literature

Tomash & Williams G41; Edit16 20728; USTC 832373

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."

Catalogue Note

FIRST EDITION of the Franciscan Gesualdo's treatise on mnemonics, based on lectures he gave at Palermo.