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REISCH, MARGARITA PHILOSOPHICA, FREIBERG, 1503, LATER VELLUM
估價
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Margarita philosophica. Freiburg im Breisgau: Johann Schott, 1503
FIRST EDITION, 4to (207 x 150mm.), woodcut title-page, woodcut initials and illustrations, 2 folding woodcut plates, woodcut music (some in hufnagelschrift), folding woodcut map, woodcut printer's device on final verso, without final blank leaf, later vellum, a few small wormholes at beginning and end, small section at fore-edge of title-page excised, plates repaired along folds, map damaged and laid down (supplied from another copy)
來源
Colloredo, stamp at foot of title-page; bought from Hans-Horst Koch, Berlin, 1997 The Colloredos were a princely family of Austria, based in the castle of Opočno (Bohemia).
出版
Tomash & Williams R66; Benzing-Müller II, p.71 no. 7; RISM B VI, 694; Shirley, Mapping of the World 22 (1); USTC 675099; VD16 R1033
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
Reisch's encyclopedic handbook of science, medicine, music, natural history and philosophy was reprinted very regularly during the sixteenth century (see lots 561-562). Book 4 relates to arithmetic and has abacus diagrams printed in the margins, and book 6 is on theoretical and practical geometry. The Ptolemaic map is surrounded by twelve windheads, and at the foot of the Indian Ocean it announces that, contrary to Ptolemy's claims, there is not land but sea containing some islands unknown to Ptolemy.