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Verger celeste.
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Le verger celeste. Paris: Antoine Vérard, [1508?]
- Paper
8vo (158 x 96mm.), letter batârde, full-page woodcut of pope and emperor, apostles, prophets and the blessed worshipping the Trinity, Vérard's large device [Renouard 1088] at end, woodcut initials, nineteenth-century red morocco, edges gilt, cover lightly marked
Provenance
The Huth library, red morocco book label (sale in our rooms, 11 July 1919, lot 7714); George Abrams, bookplate, (sale in our rooms, 17 November 1989, lot 230); Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, bookplate
Literature
Macfarlane, Vérard, 194; Brunet V 1136; Moreau, Editions parisiennes du xvi siècle 1501-1510, 1508, 194
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
The Huth-Abrams copy; extremely rare. Both Macfarlane and Brunet knew of only one copy, that on vellum in the Bibliothèque Nationale; Moreau records another copy in the Herzog August Bibliothek at Wolfenbüttel.
The woodcut on the verso of the title was also used in a book of hours printed by Vérard in 1508.