- 112
Garcaeus, Johannes.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Astrologiae methodus, in qua... genituras quaescunque iudicandi ratio traditur... Accessit huic: Erasmi Osvaldi Schreckenfuchsii... opus novum, nobiliss. gentium, utpote Romanorum, Alexandrinorum, Graecorum, Aegyptiorum, Persarum, Arabum & Hebraeorum, calendaria. Basel: Heinrich Petri, (September 1576)
- Paper
2 parts in one volume, folio (314 x 200mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-pages and final versos, woodcut initials and diagrams, 7 diagrams with volvelles and pointers, contemporary half blind-stamped pigskin with initials WOL and dated 1579, rest of boards covered with faded vellum manuscript, some manuscript annotations (also on inside back cover), one page shaved at foot, binding slightly rubbed
Provenance
Edm. Ferdinand a Maesfrid (?), inscription on title-page dated 1650; Ignaz Dominik, Graf von Chorinsky, Freiherr von Ledske (1720-1792), engraved armorial bookplate
Literature
Houzeau & Lancaster 4909; VD16 G428; Zinner 2734
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."
Catalogue Note
first edition of Schreckenfuchs's treatise on the seven major calendars of the world. Garcaeus (or Gartze), a pupil of Caspar Peucer at Wittenberg, includes the horoscopes of many notable people (including secular rulers, heads of churches and scholars) in his astrological treatise, which had been published previously in 1570.