Lot 83 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
perspectiva pictorum et architectorum... rules and examples of perspective proper for painters and architects... done into english... by mr john james of greenwich. london: benjamin motte, sold by john sturt, 1707
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,189–$2,919
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 405 x 245mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478394
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Andrea Pozzo, perspectiva pictorum et architectorum... rules and examples of perspective proper for painters and architects... done into english... by mr john james of greenwich. london: benjamin motte, sold by john sturt, 1707. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 83. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478394.
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Andrea Pozzo, perspectiva pictorum et architectorum... rules and examples of perspective proper for painters and architects... done into english... by mr john james of greenwich. london: benjamin motte, sold by john sturt, 1707. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 83. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478394.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the autograph catalogue of his music library, titled by him "kataloge." | Robert Schumann | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Fine autograph manuscript containing two works for piano | Bedrich Smetana | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Tw… | Selim Palmgren | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| notebook containing 19 letters by mendelssohn to schumann, from 1836 … | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| poetae minores graeci... accedunt etiam nuperae observationes radulpi… | — | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| collection of 14 humorous ink drawings, mostly on hunting or sporting… | Reiner Zimnik | £1,500–£2,000 |
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