J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS Music of the 16th Century Item 40 Autumn 2013 351 West Neck Road Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743 USA T 631-549-0672 F 631-421-1677
[email protected] www.lubranomusic.com 1. AGRICOLA, Rudolph 1443-1485. Fine half-length portrait engraving. Ca. 155 x 106 mm. Excerpted from Broissard: Icones virorum illustrium, Frankfurt, 1597-1599. Unevenly trimmed; remnants of mounting paper to verso; very small tear to upper margin; early annotations in manuscript to upper margin. A German humanist and philosopher, Agricola was also active as a musician. "He] is regarded as one of the most important figures in the transmission to northern Europe of Italian humanism. His interest in music and his practical musical ability distinguish him from many of his contemporary humanistic scholars and mark a turning point in the relationship between this broad intellectual movement and music. He was later strongly influential in the development of philosophy and education in Germany, and was greatly admired by Erasmus and Melanchthon." Lewis Lockwood in Grove online. (22304) $250. 2. AGRICOLA, Rudolph 1443-1485. Half-length portrait woodcut, ca. 1650. 102 x 78 mm. Uniformly browned; dampstained at margins; left margin ragged; right margin trimmed. Extracted from an unidentified publication. (22303) $35. 3. BUEL, Christoph 1574-1631. Fine bust-length mezzotint portrait of the composer in formal dress within a draped border incorporating musical instruments and books. Signed by the artist "G.F." [George Fennitzer] in the plate. [1665-1693]. 166 x 120 mm. Buel wears a heavy necklace from which hangs a large medal, possibly signifying his position as registrar in Nürnberg.