Estimate € 800 - 1,200
Auction: 25 January 2022 at 15:00
BEDA, Il Venerabile (m. 735 d.C. ) - De temporibus sive de sex aetatibus huius seculi liber incipit. Venice: Giovanni da Tridino, 1509. An early 16th century edition of this work dealing with the various divisions of time, lunation and the Easter cycle. The second part deals with ancient Rome. 8vo (188 x 135mm). Large woodcut initial on A3r, smaller woodcut initials (some soiling, title and first leaf with slight abrasions and repaired teas to inner margin, tiny wormholes to inner margin of the central leaves that touch some letters). Modern binding reusing vellum from an antique antiphonary. Provenance: Julius Solinus? (ownership inscription on title) - Jaco Caller Graja (private collection stamp on the counterplate).
Estimate € 800 - 1,200