Magnus, Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus, Antwerp, 1558, old vellum
Lot Closed
October 4, 11:00 AM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Olaus Magnus
Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus... sic in epitome redacta... Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1558
8vo (160 x 96mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials and illustrations, old vellum, spine with manuscript lettering, red speckled edges
This is an abridged version by Cornelius Graphaeus of the original, printed in Rome in 1555. See lot 151 for the full text in Italian translation.
LITERATURE:
Voet 1811
PROVENANCE:
Justus Boelius(?) of Amsterdam, inscription on flyleaf dated 1625; Kerry, armorial bookplate; purchased from Quaritch in 1969 for £125