$738
Il Manoscritto Messicano Vaticano 3738 detto il Codice Rios. Rome: Stabilimento Danesi, 1900. Large folio, title printed in red and black, facsimile printed in color throughout on heavy paper that resembles parchment, with introduction and explanatory text in Italian; bound in full gilt-tooled limp parchment, 18 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. Codex Ríos is an Italian translation and augmentation of a Spanish colonial-era manuscript also known as Codex Telleriano-Remensis, and attributed in part to Pedro de los Ríos, a Dominican friar working in Oaxaca and Puebla between 1547 and 1562. The codex itself was likely written and drawn in Italy after 1566. Estimate $1,000-1,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-12