18-09-2017, 03:21 PM
What struck me is that he acted as selling agent for all manuscripts he brought to auction. Never as a seller.
In my understanding this means he did not own these manuscripts, but sold them on commission.
But I could be mistaken, or entries could be missing from the Schoenberg database.
There are a few ironic things in Wilfrieds life, like the accidental sale of the forged "Columbus Landfall" to the British Library in 1904, and the listing of "Politianus, Angelus" in the 1908 catalogue, which presumably contains knowledge about landmasses beyond the ocean predating Columbus return from his journey. But sorry for OT.
In my understanding this means he did not own these manuscripts, but sold them on commission.
But I could be mistaken, or entries could be missing from the Schoenberg database.
There are a few ironic things in Wilfrieds life, like the accidental sale of the forged "Columbus Landfall" to the British Library in 1904, and the listing of "Politianus, Angelus" in the 1908 catalogue, which presumably contains knowledge about landmasses beyond the ocean predating Columbus return from his journey. But sorry for OT.