Athanasius Kircher
Latium. Id est, nova & parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi description. Amsterdam: apud Johannem Janssonium & the heirs of Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 2° (380 x 240mm). Engraved additional title by Romeyn de Hooghe, portrait of the dedicatee Pope Clement X
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Description
ATHANASIUS KIRCHER (1602-1680)
Latium. Id est, nova & parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi description. Amsterdam: apud Johannem Janssonium & the heirs of Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 2° (380 x 240mm). Engraved additional title by Romeyn de Hooghe, portrait of the dedicatee Pope Clement X, 25 engraved plates, plans and maps of which 13 double-page and one folding, 20 illustrations. (Somewhat washed, occasional light browning, small stain to 2A2 and tiny hole to map of Volscorum and a few other tiny repairs.) Contemporary vellum, new endpapers, manuscript title on spine (some staining). Provenance Bibliotheca Kircheriana (book label).
FIRST EDITION of a work which resulted from Kircher's curiosity about Rome and the surrounding region. 'From 1635 until his death Kircher resided in Rome, researching, teaching, writing, and exploring the Italian countryside. Latium is a compilation of his topographical impressions of Rome and its environs, a guide to the regions around Rome and northwards into Etruria, to its landmarks, villas, and towns, both ancient and modern' (Merril). Brunet III, 667; Merrill 23; Caillet 5777 ('curieux ouvrage enrichi de nombr. fig.'); Cicognara 3758 ('Opera dottissima e arricchita di grandi tavole'); Olschki 17342.
Latium. Id est, nova & parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi description. Amsterdam: apud Johannem Janssonium & the heirs of Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 2° (380 x 240mm). Engraved additional title by Romeyn de Hooghe, portrait of the dedicatee Pope Clement X, 25 engraved plates, plans and maps of which 13 double-page and one folding, 20 illustrations. (Somewhat washed, occasional light browning, small stain to 2A2 and tiny hole to map of Volscorum and a few other tiny repairs.) Contemporary vellum, new endpapers, manuscript title on spine (some staining). Provenance Bibliotheca Kircheriana (book label).
FIRST EDITION of a work which resulted from Kircher's curiosity about Rome and the surrounding region. 'From 1635 until his death Kircher resided in Rome, researching, teaching, writing, and exploring the Italian countryside. Latium is a compilation of his topographical impressions of Rome and its environs, a guide to the regions around Rome and northwards into Etruria, to its landmarks, villas, and towns, both ancient and modern' (Merril). Brunet III, 667; Merrill 23; Caillet 5777 ('curieux ouvrage enrichi de nombr. fig.'); Cicognara 3758 ('Opera dottissima e arricchita di grandi tavole'); Olschki 17342.
A top price for Athanasius Kircher - as previously expected
The work Latium. Id est, nova & parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi description. Amsterdam: apud Johannem Janssonium & the heirs of Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 2° (380 x 240mm). Engraved additional title by Romeyn de Hooghe, portrait of the dedicatee Pope Clement X by Athanasius Kircher was sold in the Travel, Science and Natural History auction at Christies in London in April 2013. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,655.13) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Latium. Id est, nova & parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi description. Amsterdam: apud Johannem Janssonium & the heirs of Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 2° (380 x 240mm). Engraved additional title by Romeyn de Hooghe, portrait of the dedicatee Pope Clement X is the most expensive artwork by Athanasius Kircher that we have observed at
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Latium. Id est, nova & parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi description. Amsterdam: apud Johannem Janssonium & the heirs of Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 2° (380 x 240mm). Engraved additional title by Romeyn de Hooghe, portrait of the dedicatee Pope Clement X von Athanasius Kircher wurde im April 2013 in der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.655,13) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Latium. Id est, nova & parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi description. Amsterdam: apud Johannem Janssonium & the heirs of Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 2° (380 x 240mm). Engraved additional title by Romeyn de Hooghe, portrait of the dedicatee Pope Clement X das teuerste Kunstw
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