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The Rothamsted Collection, Day 1: Rarities from the Lawes Agricultural Library

Tuesday 10th July 2018 2:00pm BST

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1 Walter of Henley. [Hosbondrye], Decorated manuscript on parchment, 7ff., in French (Anglo-Norman), England, [early 14th century].  
Lot 1

Walter of Henley. [Hosbondrye], Decorated manuscript on parchment, 7ff., in French (Anglo-Norman), England, [early 14th century].

 

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2 Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Opus agriculturae, manuscript on vellum, Italy (?Tuscany), [early 15th century].  
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Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Opus agriculturae, manuscript on vellum, Italy (?Tuscany), [early 15th century].

 

Hammer Price: £26,000

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3 Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) De re rustica (Italian), manuscript on paper, Central Italy, possibly Tuscany, [early 15th century]. .  
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Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) De re rustica (Italian), manuscript on paper, Central Italy, possibly Tuscany, [early 15th century]. .

 

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4 Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, first edition of the first printed book on agriculture, Augsburg, Johann Schuessler, 1471.  
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Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, first edition of the first printed book on agriculture, Augsburg, Johann Schuessler, 1471.

 

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5 Cato (Marcus Porcius), Varro, Columella & Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae, edito princeps, the Michael Wodhull copy, Venice, Nicolaus Jenson, 1472. &
Lot 5

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Varro, Columella & Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae, edito princeps, the Michael Wodhull copy, Venice, Nicolaus Jenson, 1472.

 

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6 Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia Commoda [Italian] Il libro della agricultura, first Italian edition, Florence, Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 1478.  
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Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia Commoda [Italian] Il libro della agricultura, first Italian edition, Florence, Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 1478.

 

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7 Virgil.- Foresi (Bastiano) Libra chiamato Ambitione, [Florence], [Antonio Miscomini], 1481-1491.  
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Virgil.- Foresi (Bastiano) Libra chiamato Ambitione, [Florence], [Antonio Miscomini], 1481-1491.

 

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8 Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro, Columella & Palladius., Scriptores rei rusticae, second edition, edited by Franciscus Colucia and Georgius Merula, Reggio Emil
Lot 8

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro, Columella & Palladius., Scriptores rei rusticae, second edition, edited by Franciscus Colucia and Georgius Merula, Reggio Emilia, Bartholomaeus de Bruschis, Bottonus, 1482.

 

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9 Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, Louvain, Johannes de Westfalia, c.1483.  
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Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, Louvain, Johannes de Westfalia, c.1483.

 

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10 Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) Hortuli commentarium, [Rome], [Bartholomaeus Guldinbeck], c.1485.  
Lot 10

Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) Hortuli commentarium, [Rome], [Bartholomaeus Guldinbeck], c.1485.

 

Hammer Price: £1,200

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