Auction 2 Part 2
Art, rare books and manuscripts - part 2
By Van de Wiele Auctions
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Oct 19, 2024
Groeninge 34, 8000 Brugge, Belgium
Auction Friday 18.10.2024
10 am N° 001-217
1.30 pm N° 218-666
Auction Saturday 19.10.2024
10 am N° 667-883
1.30 pm N° 884-1272
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LOT 1106:
PETRUS de RIVO
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Sold for: €6,000
Start price:
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5,000
Estimated price :
€5,000 - €7,000
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PETRUS de RIVO
[Opus responsivum ad epistolam apologeticam Pauli de Middelburgo de anno die et feria dominicae passionis]
Louvain
Ludovicus de Ravescot
[not before 1488]
Provenance: Broxbourne Library, Ehrmann. Ref. BMC IX, 168; Hain-Cop. 12857=12859; Camp.-Kronenburg 1405; Polain 3126; Goff P534. Scarce, only 2 copies in Belgian libraries: Brussels and Antwerp. Ref. Indestege, New light on Ludovicus Ravescot, in Quaerendo, (Brill, 1971) Ref. Cocxk-Indestege, in "Ons Erfdeel", 1973 : "Tot de kleinere Leuvense drukkers behoort Ludovicus Ravescot, weer een treffend voorbeeld van iemand die in vrijwel alle takken van het boekbedrijf thuis was: lettersnijden, boekbinden, drukken, verluchten - het was hem allemaal vertrouwd."
In-folio (27,5 x 20 cm) 43 ff (of 46, wants the first 2 illustrated leaves and the final blank), gothic script, 45 lines per page, entirely printed in red and black, woodcut initials, 3 schematic woodcuts, device at end. The author examines the year and the day of Jesus' death, which involves a comparison of different calendars. 19th century red half morocco, title gilt on spine
