AGRIPPA, Henricus Cornelius (1486?-1535). De incertitudine & vanitate scientiarum declamatio invectiva. [Cologne]: T. Baumius, 1544. Early edition, first published in 1530.
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021
4:00AM CT
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Nov 10, 2021
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$400
Sold for $1,500
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Lot Description
AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM, Henricus Cornelius (1486?-1535). De Incertitudine & Vanitate Scientiarum Declamatio Invectiva, Denuo ab Autore Recognita, & Marginalibus Annotationibus Aucta. [Cologne]: T. Baumius, 1544.
8vo (157 x 97 mm). Woodcut portrait on title-page, 2 woodcut initials. (Some underlining, some dampstaining, small marginal wormholes toward rear). Contemporary calf rebacked (all else preserved), spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands, blind-stamped sides (sides worn, some wormholes, annotation on fore-edge “Van. Scich”). Provenance: Anto[nius] Manuelus? (signature, some annotations); Philip vir De Lauberivière (signature, some annotations).
Early edition, first published in 1530. Following the publication of this work, Agrippa was branded a heretic and lost his position as the imperial historiographer to Charles V for scrutinizing intellectual activity in his satirical call for a return to the faith as exemplified by the early Christian church. STC German p. 11; not in Adams.
Property from the Thomas Sills Trust, Chicago. Illinois
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