Bibliotheca Pinelliana. : A catalogue of the magnificent and celebrated library of Maffei Pinelli, Late of Venice: Comprehending an unparalleled Collection of the Greek, Roman, and Italian Authors, from the origin of printing: With many of the Earliest Editions printed upon Vellum, and finely illuminated; A considerable Number of curious Greek and Latin Manuscripts, of the XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. and XVI. Centuries; And the completest Specimen hitherto known to exist, of an Instrument written upon the Ancient Egyptian Papyrus, A. D. 572. The whole library is in singularly fine Preservation, And will be sold by auction, on Monday March 2, 1789, and the Twenty-Two following Days, (sundays excepted); The Sale afterwards to re-commence on Monday, April 20, and continue the following Thirty-Six Days (sundays excepted), at the Great Room, opposite the chapel, in Conduit Street, Hanover Square, London: To begin each Day at Twelve O'Clock. - To be viewed Ten Days preceding the Sale.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book auctions--Catalogs--Early works to 1800.

Book auctions.

Book auctions--Catalogs.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

xxviii pages, 4 unnumbered pages,538 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

[London] : [publisher not identified], [1789]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With a half-title.

The unnumbered section is a revised order of sale.

A further sale of the Pinelli library took place on 2 February 1790; its catalogue was entitled 'Bibliotheca Pinelliana. Appendix'.

Large paper issue.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T150724.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.