Lot 2
  • 2

Albertus Magnus (-pseudo)

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

Description

  • Mariale. [Basel: Michael Wenssler, not after 1474]
  • Paper
Chancery folio (300 x 217mm.), 190 leaves (last leaf blank), 1-1010 118 122 13-2010, 34 lines, gothic type, 3- to 6-line initials supplied in red, red initial-strokes, contemporary manuscript quire numbering in last few quires (at foot of last verso of each quire), nineteenth-century marbled boards rebacked in calf

Provenance

probably a duplicate from the Munich Royal Library, with "Dpl" in pencil on verso of old flyleaf and "Nro. 1464" at head of first leaf; Law Society, armorial bookplate

Literature

Goff A273; HC 462; BMC iii 721; GW 679

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.
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Catalogue Note

Third edition of an anonymous thirteenth-century scholastic treatise on the Virgin Mary, attributed in the early editions and most manuscripts to Albertus Magnus. Editions printed by Ulrich Zel in Cologne and Johann Mentelin in Strassburg are both not after 1473.