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PETRUS CRACOVIENSIS, COMPUTUS NOVUS, VIENNA, 1513, LATER PAPER WRAPPER
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Computus novus & ecclesiasticus totius fere astronomie fundamentum pulcherrimum continens. (Vienna: Hieronymus Vietor and Johann Singriener, 1513)
4to (210 x 155mm.), 12 ff. (last leaf blank), a-b6, large woodcut armorial on title-page, woodcut illustration on verso of title-page (dated 1512), woodcut initials, later paper wrapper with cloth ties
Provenance
Zisska & Kistner, Auktion 22/I, 25-28 October 1993, lot 1088, Erwin Tomash
Literature
Tomash & Williams P56; USTC 623986; VD16 P1862
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 calendar reform initiated by Sixtus IV, to which Regiomontanus had been appointed, is mentioned in the preface. This is one of numerous editions of the computus of Petrus Cracoviensis printed in the early sixteenth century, similar to the computus of Anianus. It was first printed under the title Computus Cracoviensis in Leipzig in c.1487-1488; for a later edition, see lot 509.