The Aristophil Journey Comes to an End

Result EUR600,576

Published on 29 November 2022, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 16 November 2022 - 14:30 (CET) - 164 bis, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle - 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine

This 55^th sale was one of the most eagerly awaited, as the final stage of a journey that began on December 20, 2017 at Drouot.

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1534), De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, Libri V, Nuremberg,... The Aristophil Journey Comes to an End

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1534), De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, Libri V, Nuremberg, Johann Petreius (1497-1550), 1543, quarto, bound in 19th century red morocco.
Result: €606,576

The Aristophil adventure ended with a final total of nearly €7 million—€6,885,574 to be exact—and Claude Aguttes confessed that he felt rather emotional about it. Various gems had been especially saved up for this chapter, entitled "Two thousand years of writing: from papyrus to the printed book". The paper treasures were headed by this first edition of a vastly famous scientific text, by the man who quite simply revolutionized our conception of the universe: Re revolutionibus orbium coelestium, by Nicolas Copernicus (see photo). Illustrated with decorative initials and 148 figures in the text, this work, published a few days before the astronomer's death, did not provoke much debate…

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