Lot 53 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
vera historia [translated by lilius (tifernas) castellanus]; de asino aureo; philosophorum vitae; scipio; tyrannus; scaphidium (dialogus de funerali pompa); palinurus; charon; diogenes; terpsion; hercules; virtus dea; in amorem; timon; sermo de calumnia; laus muscae [edited by benedetto bordon]; maphaeus vegius, de felicitate et miseria. venice: simon bevilaqua for benedetto bordon, 25 august 1494
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,647–$10,706
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 199 x 150mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4363039
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lucianus Samosatensis, vera historia [translated by lilius (tifernas) castellanus]; de asino aureo; philosophorum vitae; scipio; tyrannus; scaphidium (dialogus de funerali pompa); palinurus; charon; diogenes; terpsion; hercules; virtus dea; in amorem; timon; sermo de calumnia; laus muscae [edited by benedetto bordon]; maphaeus vegius, de felicitate et miseria. venice: simon bevilaqua for benedetto bordon, 25 august 1494. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363039.
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Lucianus Samosatensis, vera historia [translated by lilius (tifernas) castellanus]; de asino aureo; philosophorum vitae; scipio; tyrannus; scaphidium (dialogus de funerali pompa); palinurus; charon; diogenes; terpsion; hercules; virtus dea; in amorem; timon; sermo de calumnia; laus muscae [edited by benedetto bordon]; maphaeus vegius, de felicitate et miseria. venice: simon bevilaqua for benedetto bordon, 25 august 1494. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4363039.
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|---|---|---|---|
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