{"id":48781,"date":"2023-08-15T16:12:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/investing\/renaissance-era-book-collection-set-to-fetch-25-million-at-sothebys\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T16:12:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:12:37","slug":"renaissance-era-book-collection-set-to-fetch-25-million-at-sothebys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781","title":{"rendered":"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara Oil Co., is expected to achieve more than US$25 million through a series of Sotheby\u2019s sales beginning in October.<\/p>\n

Described by the auction house as \u201cone of the most significant\u201d collections of its kind, it consists of more than 1,300 French and Italian books printed in the 16th century in their original bindings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n

The \u201ccrown jewel\u201d of the sales event is the largest private collection of editions from the acclaimed Renaissance bookmaker Aldine Press to come to the market in a century, according to Sotheby\u2019s.\u00a0Established in Venice in the late 1400s, the printing operation is considered a precursor to contemporary publishing. Its innovations include italic type and paperback-sized volumes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brooker\u2019s collection features around 1,000 Aldines that were published between the 1490s and the 1590s. Works include titles by Cicero and Julius Caesar. \u201cOne Aldine highlight is Baldassarre Castiglione\u2019s 1528 Il libro del cortegiano del conte<\/em> (Venice: Heirs of Aldo Manuzio & Andrea Torresano), which is expected to sell for between US$180,000 to US$250,000.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

\u201cThis is an extraordinary generational event,\u201d says David Goldthorpe, Sotheby\u2019s head of books and manuscripts, who calls Brooker \u201cthe perfect custodian\u201d for these printed treasures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ll see another collection that shows this connoisseurship and this level of quality and condition,\u201d Goldthorpe adds. \u201cWhat\u2019s incredible about this is he did it on his own by sheer determination.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brooker\u2019s large collection of books dedicated to art will also hit the block.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollecting the books to be offered in this series of sales has been an enduring source of satisfaction and enjoyment,\u201d Brooker said in the Sotheby\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis pursuit of the rare and the beautiful has also given me countless marvelous memories and lifetime friendships with librarians, booksellers, academics, and fellow bibliophiles and collectors,\u201d he said, adding that he had \u201cmixed feelings\u201d about parting with these prized possessions.<\/p>\n

More<\/strong>: Philipp Plein on Turning a \u20ac1,500 Dog Bed Into a Fashion Empire<\/p>\n

On Oct. 11, live sales at Sotheby\u2019s New York will kick off with an auction of 90 works representing highlights across the collection. On Oct. 12, the first of a series of three sales dedicated to the Aldines will follow.<\/p>\n

Bibliotheca Brookeriana, as the series of sales is called, comes at a time when the \u201crare book market is in a very healthy state,\u201d Goldthorpe says. \u201cBooks cover all different subjects. There\u2019s something for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collection will be on display at Sotheby\u2019s York Avenue galleries from Oct. 5 to 11. Additional sales will take place in New York and London through 2025.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara Oil Co., is expected to achieve more than US$25 million through a series of Sotheby\u2019s sales beginning in October. Described by the auction house as \u201cone of the most significant\u201d collections […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-48781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investing","tag-featured","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nRenaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s | iFintechWorld<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s | iFintechWorld\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"iFintechWorld\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-15T20:12:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-15T20:12:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1692130355_social.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"News Room\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"News Room\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"News Room\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6224724fd4116361255b179dc5c70b61\"},\"headline\":\"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-15T20:12:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-15T20:12:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781\"},\"wordCount\":461,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Featured\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Investing\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781\",\"name\":\"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s | iFintechWorld\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-15T20:12:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-15T20:12:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/\",\"name\":\"Repay Down\",\"description\":\"Latest Personal Finance News, Tips and Updates\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Repay Down\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rep-logo-dark.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rep-logo-dark.png\",\"width\":558,\"height\":90,\"caption\":\"Repay Down\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6224724fd4116361255b179dc5c70b61\",\"name\":\"News Room\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/avatar_user_1_1682606986-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/avatar_user_1_1682606986-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"News Room\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s | iFintechWorld","description":"A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s | iFintechWorld","og_description":"A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara","og_url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781","og_site_name":"iFintechWorld","article_published_time":"2023-08-15T20:12:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-15T20:12:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1692130355_social.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"News Room","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"News Room","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781"},"author":{"name":"News Room","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6224724fd4116361255b179dc5c70b61"},"headline":"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s","datePublished":"2023-08-15T20:12:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-15T20:12:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781"},"wordCount":461,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["Featured"],"articleSection":["Investing"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781","url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781","name":"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s | iFintechWorld","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-08-15T20:12:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-15T20:12:37+00:00","description":"A rare and extensive library of Renaissance-era books amassed by T. Kimball Brooker, a Chicago collector of early printed works and president of Barbara","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=48781#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Renaissance-Era Book Collection Set to Fetch $25 Million at Sotheby\u2019s"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/","name":"Repay Down","description":"Latest Personal Finance News, Tips and Updates","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#organization","name":"Repay Down","url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rep-logo-dark.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rep-logo-dark.png","width":558,"height":90,"caption":"Repay Down"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6224724fd4116361255b179dc5c70b61","name":"News Room","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/avatar_user_1_1682606986-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/avatar_user_1_1682606986-96x96.png","caption":"News Room"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/ifintechworld.com"],"url":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?author=1"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48783,"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48781\/revisions\/48783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}