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Catalogue of the extraordinary collection of splendid manuscripts, chiefly upon vellum, in various languages of Europe and the East, formed by M. Guglielmo Libri ... amongst these manuscripts will be found ... many of the Greek writers and nearly all the Latin classics ... mathematical, medical and other scientific works ... ancient Italian poets and prose writers ... an extensive collection of oriental works ... autograph mss. of Tasso, Galileo, Kepler, Leibnitz, &c : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson ... at their house, 3, Wellington Street, Strand, on Monday, 28th of March, 1859, and seven following days...: PB 1859.1

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Current Location: In storage

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Catalogue of the extraordinary collection of splendid manuscripts, chiefly upon vellum, in various languages of Europe and the East, formed by M. Guglielmo Libri ... amongst these manuscripts will be found ... many of the Greek writers and nearly all the Latin classics ... mathematical, medical and other scientific works ... ancient Italian poets and prose writers ... an extensive collection of oriental works ... autograph mss. of Tasso, Galileo, Kepler, Leibnitz, &c : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson ... at their house, 3, Wellington Street, Strand, on Monday, 28th of March, 1859, and seven following days...

Maker(s)

Author: Libri, Guglielmo
Publisher: S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm)

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Description

Introduction by G. Libri, in English and French on facing pages.
Prices paid added in manuscript.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Xlviii, 260 p., xxxvii leaves of plates (some folded) : ill ; 27 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1859

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1859.1
Primary reference Number: 118860
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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