Lot 122
  • 122

VIAGGI FATTI DA VINETIA ALLA TANA, VENICE, 1543, LATER VELLUM

Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • Viaggi fatti da Vinetia, alla Tana, in Persia, in India, et in Costantinopoli. Venice: Aldus (sons of Aldus), 1543
8vo (145 x 93mm.), woodcut Aldine device on title-page and on final verso, text in italics, later vellum with a triple gilt fillet border, red edges, fore-edge of upper cover slightly torn

Provenance

Il Conte Arese Lucini, Milan, engraved bookplate

Literature

Edit16 26947; UCLA 317

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

A compilation of Venetian accounts by Giosafat Barbaro (travels to the Don and to Persia), Ambrogio Contarini (embassy to Uzun-Hassan), Luigi di Giovanni (voyages to Calcutta), Benedetto Ramberti (on the Turks), and an account of Suleiman Baffa's retaking of Diu in India from the Portuguese in 1538. It was reprinted in 1545. Antonio Manuzio (1511-1559) was the brother of Paolo Manuzio; he was exiled from Venice twice and printed a handful of books in Bologna under his own name in 1556-1557.