Lot 77 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
xii caesares. sexti aurelii victoris a d. caesare augusto usque ad theodosium excerpta. eutropii de gestis romanorum lib. x. pauli diaconi libri viii ad eutropii historiam additi. (venice): aldus (in aedibus aldi, et andreae soceri, may 1521)
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,071–$1,529
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 158 x 95mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4363028
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, xii caesares. sexti aurelii victoris a d. caesare augusto usque ad theodosium excerpta. eutropii de gestis romanorum lib. x. pauli diaconi libri viii ad eutropii historiam additi. (venice): aldus (in aedibus aldi, et andreae soceri, may 1521). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363028.
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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, xii caesares. sexti aurelii victoris a d. caesare augusto usque ad theodosium excerpta. eutropii de gestis romanorum lib. x. pauli diaconi libri viii ad eutropii historiam additi. (venice): aldus (in aedibus aldi, et andreae soceri, may 1521). Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363028.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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