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Lot 1240: COLLECTANEA ADAGIORUM D. ERASMI ROTERODAMI, GERMANIAE DECORIS. OPUSCULUM SANE ELABORATISSIMUM.

Est: €1,500 EUR - €1,800 EURSold:
Arenberg AuctionsBrussels, BelgiumApril 29, 2023

Item Overview

Description

4to: [4]-lvii [= 57]-[7] ff. (some marginal toning or dampstaining). - Very rare reprint of the original version of Erasmus' Adages (after the 1519 Hagenau ed.). With the dedication to William Blount, Lord Mountjoy (Paris, [June 1500] = Allen Ep. 126). Title printed in red and black within elaborate woodcut border (with Imperial arms). - Ref. BB II:281:E-76. - VD16 E-1926. - Erasmus Online 50. - Not in De Reuck. - Prov. Various collector’s tickets and ms. entries.

Artist or Maker

Date

January 1521

Condition Report

Mod. half vellum, marbled paper on covers, red edges. Very good, nicely rubricated copy.

Payment & Shipping

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Shipping

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Auction Details

Rare books, manuscripts & atlases (Day 3)

by
Arenberg Auctions
April 29, 2023, 01:00 PM CET

Wolstraat 19/2, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, 1000, BE

Terms

Buyer's Premium

27.0%

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Shipping Terms

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