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Olgiati, Girolamo
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Description
- Olgiati, Girolamo
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OLGIATI, GIROLAMO (fl. 1567-1575). Illustrium philosophorum, et sapientum effigies ab eorum numismatibus extractae. Venice, 1583 -- 4to (278 x 210mm.), engraved title-page, 56 engraved portraits (some with deckle edges), English red turkey leather gilt by Samuel Mearne, with the cypher of Charles II at corners of central panel and in spine compartments, spine gilt in compartments with gilt letters C.III at foot, gilt edges, Black Letter printer's waste visible beneath pastedowns (title-page cut out and remounted, probably at time of binding; occasional light staining, extremities rubbed, head of spine slightly chipped, a few small cracks to joints)
Provenance
Charles II; British Museum, octagonal stamp in blue (indicating Royal Library provenance), and duplicate stamp, sold in 1787, sale, Leigh and Sotheby, March 1788; P.A. Milne-Henderson, bookplate
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 66165 (two copies); cf. Dekesel O2 (1580 edition)
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Condition
Title-page cut out and remounted, probably at time of binding; occasional light staining, extremities rubbed, head of spine slightly chipped, a few small cracks to joints.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
Olgiati was an engraver active in Venice between 1567 and 1575. This work was first published in 1567, and the different editions have varying numbers of plates. The portraits in this volume are of Greek and Roman writers and philosophers.
The binding is in a simple Mearne style, and is consistent with the bindings he made for Charles II's library at St James's; records show that he bound 830 books for St James's between 1663 and 1667 (see Nixon, "English Restoration Bindings", plates 2 and 6, for near-identical bindings). For another Mearne binding for Charles II, see lot 7.