Lot 1
  • 1

Adolphus, archbishop of Mainz

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Adolphus, archbishop of Mainz
  • Copiae indulgentiarum de institutione festi presentationis Beate Marie. [Strassburg: Printer of Henricus Ariminensis Type 1 (?Heinrich Eggestein), c. 1473]
  • Paper
Chancery folio (295 x 205mm.), 8 leaves, 35 lines, gothic type, 2- to 6-line initials supplied in red, red underlining and initial-strokes, nineteenth-century binding of black-painted vellum over boards, boards starting to warp

Provenance

Law Society, armorial bookplate

Literature

HC 90; BSB-Ink O-15; IDL 14; GW M27683

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

ISTC records only eight copies of this edition; the other seven are all located on the Continent. A further seven editions were printed in the early 1470s, in Cologne, Basel, Esslingen, and Marienthal. This copy was once part of a Sammelband as it has the traces of an index tab at the foot of the first leaf.