- 57
Lull, Ramón
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lull, Ramón
- Opera ea quae ad adinventam ab ipso artem universalem, scientiarum artiumque omnium brevi compendio... Strassburg: heirs of Lazarus Zetzner, 1617
- Paper
8vo (177 x 100mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page and on final verso, woodcut initials and diagrams, nineteenth-century roan-backed boards, without final blank leaf, lacking 4 folding tables and 2 volvelles, occasional light browning, paper flaw in lower corner of Mm1 with loss of a few letters, binding rubbed, upper cover detached
Provenance
French Jesuit library stamp on title-page; A. Daguin, ink stamp on title-page
Literature
Krivatsy 7186; VD17 23:287653F; cf. Duveen p.371-2 (1598 and 1609 Zetzner editions) and Ferguson ii, 49 (1609 edition)
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
As well as various works by Lull relating to his Ars Magna, this volume also contains tracts by Giordano Bruno, Henricus Cornelius Agrippa and Valerius de Valeriis.