17th Sep, 2024 10:00

The September Auctions 2024

 
Lot 459
 

459

Estienne (Henri) Poetae Graeci Principes Heroici Carminis

Estienne (Henri) Poetae Graeci Principes Heroici Carminis,…, Geneva: H. Estienne & Ulrich Fugger, 1566, folio, later full diced calf, red ruled ['Unquestionably Henri Estienne's typographic masterpiece' (Schreiber); Adams P1699; Renouard, Estienne, 126; Schreiber, The Estiennes, 160]

Provenance:

Ombersley Court, Worcestershire

THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY

Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.

Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).

Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.

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Sold for £700


 

Estienne (Henri) Poetae Graeci Principes Heroici Carminis,…, Geneva: H. Estienne & Ulrich Fugger, 1566, folio, later full diced calf, red ruled ['Unquestionably Henri Estienne's typographic masterpiece' (Schreiber); Adams P1699; Renouard, Estienne, 126; Schreiber, The Estiennes, 160]

Ombersley Court, Worcestershire


THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY

Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.

Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).

Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.

READ THE STORY

Auction: The September Auctions 2024, 17th Sep, 2024

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