拍品 95
  • 95

BIBLE, GERMAN, AUGSBURG, GÜNTHER ZAINER, 1475-1476, 3 VOLUMES, LATER HALF PIGSKIN

估價
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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描述

  • Augsburg: [Günther Zainer, 1475-1476]
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3 volumes, Imperial folio (432 x 300mm.), 509 leaves (of 534), double column, 58 lines plus headline, gothic type, headings and colophon printed in red, 7- to 15-line woodcut initials, four in the New Testament with CONTEMPORARY HANDCOLOURING, smaller initials printed in red, late eighteenth-century German pigskin-backed patterned paper boards, red edges, Old Testament: lacking first 3 leaves and fos 1, 7, 26-27, 36-43, 45-46, 48, 54, 177, 370, 381, 382; New Testament lacking fol. 38 and final blank, two leaves cut in half (fos 44 and 186), last leaf cut out and laid down, a few leaves detached, occasional wormholes in text, stain running across head of all 3 volumes, a few small wormholes in binding, bindings rubbed and scraped; sold not subject to return

來源

Hartung und Karl, Munich, sale, 6-10 November 1984, lot 673

出版

Goff B627; H 3133; BMC ii 323; BSB-Ink B-485; Bod-inc B-327; GW 4298; Schäfer 50

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."

拍品資料及來源

THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED BIBLE IN GERMAN, and also the tallest German Bible to be printed in the fifteenth century (though this copy is slightly cut down). The illustrations are contained within the large woodcut initials, which depict scenes from the text.