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AUGUSTINUS, AURELIUS
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
De civitate Dei (with commentaries of Thomas Waleys and Nicholas Trivet). Venice: Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus, 18 February (12. Kl. Martias) 1489/90
Chancery folio (10¾ x 8 1/8 in.; 270 x 203 mm). Types 2:130G (titling), 4:92G (text), 1:74G (commentary), full-page woodcut, Scotus device B (Kristeller 282). Double column with surrounding commentary, 65 lines commentary + headline; initial spaces. Unrubricated. collation: A-R8 S6 t-z & © ® AA-EE8 FF-HH6: 264 leaves, both the first and last pages with printed titles; upper and lower margins cut close, one headline just shaved, early foliation mostly trimmed away. Nineteenth-century vellum with green morocco label, edges plain; endleaves renewed.
Chancery folio (10¾ x 8 1/8 in.; 270 x 203 mm). Types 2:130G (titling), 4:92G (text), 1:74G (commentary), full-page woodcut, Scotus device B (Kristeller 282). Double column with surrounding commentary, 65 lines commentary + headline; initial spaces. Unrubricated. collation: A-R8 S6 t-z & © ® AA-EE8 FF-HH6: 264 leaves, both the first and last pages with printed titles; upper and lower margins cut close, one headline just shaved, early foliation mostly trimmed away. Nineteenth-century vellum with green morocco label, edges plain; endleaves renewed.
Literature
Goff A-1245; Hain 2605; GW 2889; Sander 670; Essling 73; BMC V 437 (IB.22832); BSB-Ink A-862; Bod-inc A-531. The two title-pages of this edition, on first and last pages, are illustrated by Margaret M. Smith, The Title-page: Its Early Development 1460-1510 (2000), p. 72
Condition
De civitate Dei (with commentaries of Thomas Waleys and Nicholas Trivet). Venice: Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus, 18 February (12. Kl. Martias) 1489/90
Chancery folio (10¾ x 8 1/8 in.; 270 x 203 mm). Types 2:130G (titling), 4:92G (text), 1:74G (commentary), full-page woodcut, Scotus device B (Kristeller 282). Double column with surrounding commentary, 65 lines commentary + headline; initial spaces. Unrubricated. collation: A-R8 S6 t-z & © ® AA-EE8 FF-HH6: 264 leaves, both the first and last pages with printed titles; upper and lower margins cut close, one headline just shaved, early foliation mostly trimmed away. Nineteenth-century vellum with green morocco label, edges plain; endleaves renewed.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The fine portrait woodcut on A1v is original to this edition.