Lot 44 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
[utriusque cosmi maioris et minoris historia, tomus primus] tractatus secundus de naturae simia seu technica macrocosmi historia. oppenheim: johann theodor de bry and hieronymus galler, 1618
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,709–$6,278
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 20 November 2014
- Dimensions
- 300 x 193mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4308942
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fludd, Robert. 1574-1637., [utriusque cosmi maioris et minoris historia, tomus primus] tractatus secundus de naturae simia seu technica macrocosmi historia. oppenheim: johann theodor de bry and hieronymus galler, 1618. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4308942.
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Fludd, Robert. 1574-1637., [utriusque cosmi maioris et minoris historia, tomus primus] tractatus secundus de naturae simia seu technica macrocosmi historia. oppenheim: johann theodor de bry and hieronymus galler, 1618. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4308942.
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