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STADIUS, TABULAE BERGENSES, COLOGNE, 1560, CONTEMPORARY LIMP VELLUM
估價
700 - 900 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Tabulae bergenses aequabilis et adparentis motus orbium coelestium. Cologne: Arnold Birckmann, 1560
FIRST EDITION, folio (300 x 200mm.), woodcut portrait vignette on title, woodcut initials, contemporary limp vellum, browned and dampstained
來源
bought from Martayan Lan, New York, 1990; Erwin Tomash, booklabel
出版
Tomash & Williams S176; USTC 695966; VD16 S8483
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."
拍品資料及來源
A compendium of astronomical tables, named after the author's patron, the prince Bishop of Liège, Robert de Bergues, in pompous imitation of the Alfonsine tables. It includes "De fixis stellis commentarius", an update of Ptolemy's astrological star catalogue for 1560.