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IL NOVO CORTEGGIANO DI VITA CAUTA ET MORALE, [VENICE, 1530], OLD VELLUM
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Il novo corteggiano de vita cauta et morale. [Venice: Giovanni Tacuino, c. 1530]
4to (202 x 152mm.), title within woodcut border, woodcut initials (one with a portrait of a monk), with both final blanks (one used as rear pastedown), contemporary limp vellum, lacking two pairs of alum-tawed ties
Literature
Edit16 34939; Sander 6978
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
This treatise has been attributed both to Mario Equicola and to Girolamo Savonarola. It is an ascetic treatise with counter-reformation tendencies, with no connection to the renaissance courts of Castiglione.