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an image of a drawing of a bathtub with a man and woman in itan open book with a picture of a man and a woman on it
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €240 - €360
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Baroque Suetonius Tranquillus, Gaius (Opera) With the complete notes of Jo. Bapt. Egnatius, Henricus Glareanus, Laevinus Torrentius, Fulvius Ursinus, Isaac Casaubon, Janus Gruter, Theod. Marcillii, Joannis Georgii Graevii, Caroli Patini (who illustrated it using numismatic examples) & selected contributions from others. Edited by Peter Burmann, who also added his own annotations. 2 parts in 1 volume. With an engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved title vignettes and 34 folded copperplate plates. Amsterdam, Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1736. 4°. 11 leaves, 808 pp., 420 pp., with 202 pp. interleaved, 3 leaves, pp. 421–432, 7 leaves. Contemporary half-leather binding (somewhat stained and rubbed). An important edition featuring the extensive Vriorum commentary. P. Burman not only reprinted Suetonius’s Latin text, but also compiled the complete (integris) annotations, textual glosses and commentaries by the finest European scholars of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Also contains 34 detailed copperplate engravings of ancient Roman coins. – Slightly browned, stamp on title page and p. 1. An important edition featuring the extensive variorum commentary. P. Burman did more than simply print Suetonius’s Latin text; he also compiled the complete (integris) notes, textual glosses and commentaries by the leading European scholars of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. The edition also contains 34 detailed engravings of ancient Roman coins. – Slightly browned, stamp on the title page and p. 1. 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 the standard tax regime. 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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