Spanish text manuscript is emblematic of a high price
Possibly dating from the late 16th or early 17th century, a Spanish text manuscript version of Andrea Alciato’s 1531 'Emblemata', the first and most frequently reprinted emblem book, sold for $9000 (£7030) at Swann (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) in New York.
Shown above is a page with one of the 211 woodcuts, cut from a printed edition – perhaps a 1573 Pl…