Lot 342
  • 342

Thomas Aquinas

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • De articulis fidei et ecclesiae sacramentis. [Cologne: Ulrich Zel, about 1467-70]
  • Paper
Royal 8vo in quarter sheets (210 x 138mm.), 15 leaves (of 16, without final blank), [a-b8], 27 lines, no visible pinholes, gothic type, 2- to 4-line initials in red, red paraphs, initial strokes and underlining, watermark of a bull's head, nineteenth-century boards

Provenance

Dr Georg Kloss (1787-1854), of Frankfurt am Main, bookplate and with his Panzer reference, sale, Sotheby's, 11 May 1835, lot 293; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899

Literature

Goff T274; HC 1424; BMC iii 860 (addenda); BSB-Ink T-213; Bod-inc T-118; GW M46415; Grosjean & O'Connell 111

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

A variant of this edition is recorded, with the first heading in two lines, rather than three. Additionally, the present copy has a statement at the end by Nicolaus de Cusa about this work needing to be read at provincial councils in the diocese of Cologne, not present in the variant.