拍品 105
  • 105

CASANOVA, SPECCHIO LUCIDISSIMO, VENICE, 1558

估價
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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描述

  • Specchio lucidissimo, nel quale si vedeno essere diffinito tutti i modi, & ordini de scrittura, che si deve menare nelli negotiamenti della mercantia, cambii, recambii. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1558
4to (204 x 150mm.), 4 titles within woodcut borders, contemporary carta rustica, new endpapers, title with small hole, some soiling and staining towards end

來源

"F.S. N.89", inscription on title-page; inscription in Italian on verso of title-page stating bought in 1660 by Simon Theoderi; bought from Mediolanum, Milan, 1989

出版

Tomash & Williams C31; Edit16 9802; Hoock & Jeannin C6.1; Smith, Rara arithmetica, p.292; USTC 819208

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

“Although this rare work is usually classed as a commercial arithmetic, it is rather a collection of bookkeeping problems. As such it was one of the most prominent of the century, and it gives an idea of the business questions of the Venetian merchants of its time” (Smith).