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live December 9 | 10:00 AM
Kiefer

65 - (Hohberg, W.H.v.).

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€400

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Estimation

€400 - 600

Sale fees

27%

(Hohberg, W.H.v.). The Holy Crown Harp, Strung with German Strings; or The Complete Psalter of David Set to German Verse. Nuremberg, Endter 1680. With an engraved title page and 144 (instead of 150) copper plates printed on both sides, as well as numerous musical notations in the text. 8 leaves, 526 pp. (excluding 1–4, 15/16, 113/114, 359/360, 507/508, and 521–524), 1 leaf of engravings Contemporary (somewhat reinforced and rubbed, in places slightly stained and browned). Dünnhaupt 9.I.2 and 9.II. Nissen, BBI 904 a. Landwehr V, 352. - Title page from Hohberg’s *Lust- und Artzeney-Garten*, published in 1675 (as indicated by the engraved title), as is often bound together with Gerhard’s work, which refers to Hohberg. The copper plates by G.C. Einmart are printed on both sides, showing on the recto an oval emblem with engraved verses in Latin and German, and on the verso a botanical plate with engraved German verses. - Plates 6, 33, 100, 101, 144, and 145 are missing. No flyleaf. The inner endpapers are cracked, browned and stained in places, with some edge discoloration; there are finger stains and slight water stains in places.

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Auction details

Auction 146 - Day 1
Wednesday, December 9
10:00 AM
Steubenstrasse, 36
75172 Pforzheim, Germany

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