Lot 68 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
[ Canzonieri :] Le cose volgari . [Lyons: printed for Balthazar de Gabiano?, c.1508].
Francesco Petrarca · Among the rarest Aldinianae: a Lyons counterfeit edition printed on vellum
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $54,327–$81,491
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 143 x 90mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3147308
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Petrarca, [ Canzonieri :] Le cose volgari . [Lyons: printed for Balthazar de Gabiano?, c.1508]. Christie's, 9 Jul 2025, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3147308.
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Francesco Petrarca, [ Canzonieri :] Le cose volgari . [Lyons: printed for Balthazar de Gabiano?, c.1508]. Christie's, 9 Jul 2025, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3147308.
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