Lot 53 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
bibliotheca apostolica vaticana a sixto v pont. max. in splendidiorem commodioremque locum translata. rome: typographia apostolica vaticana, 1591
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,525–$3,367
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 20 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 234 x 163mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4263126
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Angelo Rocca, bibliotheca apostolica vaticana a sixto v pont. max. in splendidiorem commodioremque locum translata. rome: typographia apostolica vaticana, 1591. Sotheby's, 20 May 2014, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4263126.
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Angelo Rocca, bibliotheca apostolica vaticana a sixto v pont. max. in splendidiorem commodioremque locum translata. rome: typographia apostolica vaticana, 1591. Sotheby's, 20 May 2014, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4263126.
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