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...
Author:
Libri, Guglielmo
Publisher:
S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm)
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.
Method of acquisition: Unknown
Production date: AD 1859
Support composed of paper
Accession number: PB 1859.1
Primary reference Number: 118860
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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