Lot 79 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
[opera] libri quinque noviter inventi atque cum reliquis eius operibus editi [edited by filippo beroaldo]. (rome: etienne guillery, 1515)
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,177–$12,236
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 300 x 217mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362910
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus, [opera] libri quinque noviter inventi atque cum reliquis eius operibus editi [edited by filippo beroaldo]. (rome: etienne guillery, 1515). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362910.
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus, [opera] libri quinque noviter inventi atque cum reliquis eius operibus editi [edited by filippo beroaldo]. (rome: etienne guillery, 1515). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362910.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Alles, nur nicht die Gobelins!" | Karl Kraus | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of the poem "Die Bürger, die Kunstler und der Narr" | Karl Kraus | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| three portraits of Strauss by Max Liebermann, Ferdinand Schmutzer and… | Richard Strauss | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| three autograph letters signed ("Victor Hugo"; "V. Hugo") | Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| autograph manuscript of "Der kleine Mann und die kleine Miss" | Erich Kästner | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| opera non nulla a federico commandino urbinate nuper in latinum conve… | Archimedes | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publius Cornelius Tacitus | opera. [venice]: vindelinus de spira, [c. 1471-1472] | $14,339 | Sotheby's, May 2015 | |
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| Richard Strauss | Autograph letter signed «Dr Richard Strauss», to Pauline Via | Hermitage Fine Art, Nov 2021 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig Van. 1770-1827. | Cinquième Sinfonie en ut mineur: C Moll … Oeuvre 67, Partiti | Christie's, Jul 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.