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Agricola, Georgius
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- AGRICOLA, Georgius
- De re metallica libri XII. Basel: Emmanuel König, 1657
- Paper
folio (318 x 192mm.), woodcut illustration on title-page, woodcut initials and illustrations, 2 woodcut plates, modern vellum in period style, occasional light browning, u3 torn and repaired, foredge of u4 repaired with some words in facsimile
Literature
VD17 3:309843V; cf. Norman 19-20 (first editions)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguihng, 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
De re metallica was first published in 1556, but this edition also contains all Agricola's works, including De ortu et causis subterraneorum (see lot 68 for the first edition) and De natura fossilium, the first systematic treatise on mineralogy, both published in 1546, together with a glossary of Latin and German metallurgical terms. Agricola worked as a physician in the silver-mining town of Joachimsthal in northern Bohemia.