Description
Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De partibus aedium, collation: A-B8 a-s8 t4 (including final blank leaf), woodcut initials, small slip pasted to margin of i2, contemporary note of purchase (dated 1516) at head of title, some light water-staining towards end, endpapers from early manuscript on vellum, contemporary limp vellum, leather cross-stitching to spine, lacking ties, small 4to, Parma, Franciscus Ugoletus, 1506.
⁂ Mostly of architectural interest, including sections on the garden, kitchen, library, fishpond, aviary and stables.
Rothamsted acquisition date 1928.
Literature: Adams G1007; Isaac 13847; EDIT 16 CNCE 21594.
Provenance: Nicolaus Laurus de Captarnicis (ink inscription beneath colophon).
Lot 20
Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De partibus aedium, Parma, Franciscus Ugoletus, 1506.
Hammer Price: £2,800
Description
Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De partibus aedium, collation: A-B8 a-s8 t4 (including final blank leaf), woodcut initials, small slip pasted to margin of i2, contemporary note of purchase (dated 1516) at head of title, some light water-staining towards end, endpapers from early manuscript on vellum, contemporary limp vellum, leather cross-stitching to spine, lacking ties, small 4to, Parma, Franciscus Ugoletus, 1506.
⁂ Mostly of architectural interest, including sections on the garden, kitchen, library, fishpond, aviary and stables.
Rothamsted acquisition date 1928.
Literature: Adams G1007; Isaac 13847; EDIT 16 CNCE 21594.
Provenance: Nicolaus Laurus de Captarnicis (ink inscription beneath colophon).