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two old books are sitting on top of each other on a white surfacean open book with a picture of a man on it
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €240 - €360
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Baroque Cambrai, Robert von Universalis Aurifodina Scientiarum Divinarum Humanarumque. 2 volumes. With woodcut printer’s mark on the title pages. Cologne, Metternich, 1700. Folio. 4 leaves, 911 pp., 874 pp. Blind-embossed pigskin bindings with Jesuit emblem on the covers (front cover black, back cover blind-embossed) with remnants of the clasp (somewhat stained and bumped). First German edition of this monumental encyclopaedic collection of quotations and thoughts from the Baroque period. - Cf. Graesse VI, 138 - VD17 3:009075E - The more than 80,000 aphorisms are arranged strictly alphabetically under more than 700 headings and titles. It served as a universal reference work and a treasure trove, particularly for preachers, orators, lawyers and clergy, enabling them to quickly find arguments, quotations and theological and philosophical positions on specific topics. - Some pages are more heavily tanned; the lower margins of some pages show slight water-stains; overall, a neat, decoratively bound copy. The first German edition of this monumental encyclopaedic collection of quotations and thoughts from the Baroque era. - The more than 80,000 aphorisms are arranged strictly alphabetically under more than 700 keywords and titles. It served as a universal reference work and resource, particularly for preachers, orators, lawyers and clergy, to quickly find arguments, quotations and theological and philosophical positions on specific topics. - Some pages are more heavily browned; the lower margins show some water stains in places; overall, a neat, decoratively bound copy. - Blind-embossed pigskin bindings featuring the Jesuit emblem on the covers (front cover black, back cover blind-embossed), with remnants of the fastenings (slightly stained and scuffed). This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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