Lot 56 · Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings
Trattato della pittura, manuscript on paper, [Rome, ca. 1638–1641], a very fine pre-publication manuscript
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings, New York · 11 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5158277
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Leonardo Da Vinci, Trattato della pittura, manuscript on paper, [Rome, ca. 1638–1641], a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2023, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5158277.
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Leonardo Da Vinci, Trattato della pittura, manuscript on paper, [Rome, ca. 1638–1641], a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2023, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5158277.
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From the same sale Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quintilianus, Institutionum oratorium libri XII, Lyon, 1538, Roman go… | — | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| [Biblia sacra polyglotta] Prophetae posteriores, Antwerp, 1570, volum… | — | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Lucanus, De bello civili libri decem, Lyon, 1546, northern Italian ar… | — | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Francesco Colonna, Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wot… | — | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Pacioli, Divina proportione; Euclid, Opera, Venice, Paganini, 1509, t… | — | $275,000–$350,000 | |
| Juvencus, Sacra poesis, Lyon, 1553, contemporary Lyonese panel stamp … | — | $5,000–$7,000 |
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