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    25 February 1998

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    Lot 292

    ROLEWINCK, WERNER. Fasciculus Temporum. Venice: Erhardt Ratdolt, 1480. Woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut or metalcut roundels throughout, 2 woodcut initials (one colored in red). 75 leaves (lacking first blank), 49 lines and foliation. Folio, 298 x 205 mm. (11 x 8 in.), old vellum; light dampstaining to lower right corner throughout. Collation: 18 (1/1 blank, 1/2r index Tabula brevis & utilis super libello quodam qui dictur fasciculus temporum), 2-98, 104 (text, 10/4r colophon, 10/4v blank). Second Venetian and first Ratdolt edition. Reprint of the text from Walch's 1479 edition, with the addition of woodcuts in the blank spaces and with laudatory praise of Charles the Bold and eight pages of new text. BMC V, 283; Goff R-261; Sander 6526; Essling 277.

    Price realised

    USD 4,600

    Estimate

    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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    ROLEWINCK, WERNER. Fasciculus Temporum. Venice: Erhardt Ratdolt, 1480. Woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut or metalcut roundels throughout, 2 woodcut initials (one colored in red). 75 leaves (lacking first blank), 49 lines and foliation. Folio, 298 x 205 mm. (11 x 8 in.), old vellum; light dampstaining to lower right corner throughout. Collation: 18 (1/1 blank, 1/2r index Tabula brevis & utilis super libello quodam qui dictur fasciculus temporum), 2-98, 104 (text, 10/4r colophon, 10/4v blank). Second Venetian and first Ratdolt edition. Reprint of the text from Walch's 1479 edition, with the addition of woodcuts in the blank spaces and with laudatory praise of Charles the Bold and eight pages of new text. BMC V, 283; Goff R-261; Sander 6526; Essling 277.

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    Ownership inscription (dated 1630) on first leaf of index.

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