Cicero, 1514; Geiler von Kaysersberg, 1511, contemporary stamped pigskin
Auction Closed
June 11, 02:50 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS
Tusculanarum quaestionum. Libri quinque. Cum indice [edited by Wolfgang Angst]. (Strassburg: Matthias Schuerer, November 1514), woodcut initials, some early annotations
GEILER VON KAYSERSBERG, Johann. Navicula sive speculum fatuorum. (Strassburg: [Johann Prüss the elder], 16 January 1511), woodcut illustration on title-page, woodcut illustrations (one full-page), title-page slightly soiled and with repairs
2 works in one volume, 4to (208 x 155mm.), contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards from the Benedictine monastery of Hirsau (EBDB w000062, active c. 1478-1516), paper labels on spine, some deckle edges, offsetting from removed manuscript pastedowns, a few small marginal tears, lacking clasp
Geiler von Kaisersberg was a friend of Sebastian Brant, whose Narrenschiff was first published in 1494. Geiler preached a series of sermons on the subject, which were translated into Latin by Jacob Otther and first published by Schuerer in 1510, the year of Geiler's death.
LITERATURE:
VD16 C 3803 (listing 4 copies) & G 77
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