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Auction archive: Lot number 154

DescriptionPietro Andrea Mattioli
De i

Estimate
€6,000 - €8,000
ca. US$5,787 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 154

DescriptionPietro Andrea Mattioli
De i

Estimate
€6,000 - €8,000
ca. US$5,787 - US$7,717
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

DescriptionPietro Andrea Mattioli
De i discorsi... nelli sei libri di Pedacio Dioscoride Anazarbeo della materia medicinale (Del modo di distillare le acque da tutte le piante). Venice: Felice Valgrisi, 1585 (1584)
2 volumes in one, folio (373 x 255mm.), woodcut printer's device on all three title-pages, woodcut initials, full-page woodcut portrait of Mattioli opposite start of text, numerous woodcut illustrations, contemporary limp vellum gilt with the Strozzi arms on covers with the initials AS, flat spine gilt, gilt edges, stubs of two pairs of green silk ties, title-page foxed, occasional staining or foxing through much of the volume, a few leaves browned, binding repaired at edges with new spine lining (possibly a remboitage as the foredges seem a little short), gilt edges a little rubbed
The numerous and fine woodcuts designed by Giorgio Liberale and Wolfgang Meyerpeck were produced for the Prague edition of Mattioli's herbal, issued in 1562, and subsequently taken to Venice to be used by Valgrisi in 1565. The portrait of the author appears for the first time in this edition, and the final quire contains Mattioli's Del modo di distillare le acque da tutte le piante. Mattioli's herbal was a great commercial success for the Valgrisi firm, who issued no less than 25 editions from 1548 onwards, often in print runs exceeding 2,000 copies.
LITERATURE:Edit16 46810; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 295
PROVENANCE:A.S., initials on binding with Strozzi arms; Francesco Gromo de Bergomo, bought from the bookseller Padovani in Florence on 26 November 1592, calligraphic inscription on flyleaf and at foot of title-page, and given by him to Giovanni Nardi in 1605Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. (Si prega di notare che l'articolo 11 delle Condizioni Generali di Vendita (Online Only) non è applicabile per questo lotto)
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. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color 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. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Auction archive: Lot number 154
Auction:
Datum:
27 Sep 2022 - 4 Oct 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
Beschreibung:

DescriptionPietro Andrea Mattioli
De i discorsi... nelli sei libri di Pedacio Dioscoride Anazarbeo della materia medicinale (Del modo di distillare le acque da tutte le piante). Venice: Felice Valgrisi, 1585 (1584)
2 volumes in one, folio (373 x 255mm.), woodcut printer's device on all three title-pages, woodcut initials, full-page woodcut portrait of Mattioli opposite start of text, numerous woodcut illustrations, contemporary limp vellum gilt with the Strozzi arms on covers with the initials AS, flat spine gilt, gilt edges, stubs of two pairs of green silk ties, title-page foxed, occasional staining or foxing through much of the volume, a few leaves browned, binding repaired at edges with new spine lining (possibly a remboitage as the foredges seem a little short), gilt edges a little rubbed
The numerous and fine woodcuts designed by Giorgio Liberale and Wolfgang Meyerpeck were produced for the Prague edition of Mattioli's herbal, issued in 1562, and subsequently taken to Venice to be used by Valgrisi in 1565. The portrait of the author appears for the first time in this edition, and the final quire contains Mattioli's Del modo di distillare le acque da tutte le piante. Mattioli's herbal was a great commercial success for the Valgrisi firm, who issued no less than 25 editions from 1548 onwards, often in print runs exceeding 2,000 copies.
LITERATURE:Edit16 46810; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 295
PROVENANCE:A.S., initials on binding with Strozzi arms; Francesco Gromo de Bergomo, bought from the bookseller Padovani in Florence on 26 November 1592, calligraphic inscription on flyleaf and at foot of title-page, and given by him to Giovanni Nardi in 1605Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. (Si prega di notare che l'articolo 11 delle Condizioni Generali di Vendita (Online Only) non è applicabile per questo lotto)
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. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color 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. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Auction archive: Lot number 154
Auction:
Datum:
27 Sep 2022 - 4 Oct 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
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