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Lot 471
  • 471

Saint-Lambert, Monsieur de

Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Saint-Lambert, Monsieur de
  • Les principes du clavecin contenant une Explication exacte de tout ce qui concerne la Tablature & le Clavier, Amsterdam: Estienne Roger, [c.1710].
  • paper and ink
142, [2 pages numbered 144 and 145] [1] pages, 8vo (20.3 x 13cm), printed music, title vignette, woodcut letters, preface, two folding pages of engraved music, wearing to page corners, damage to lower and upper spine, some tearing to pages, not affecting the text, some damp-staining and browning

Provenance

From the collection of André Meyer (1884-1974).

Literature

RISM Ecrits, p.748; not in Gregory & Bartlett

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."

Catalogue Note

The first known keyboard method book, published fourteen years before Couperin's L'art de toucher le Clavecin. The present copy is not recorded in RISM. Neither the British Library nor the Bibliothèque Nationale have a copy of this edition.