De la Collection Musicale André Meyer. Manuscrits, imprimés et oeuvres d'art. Paris 16 & 17 octobre 2012 - Meyer, André 1898-1979 (Paris Sotheby's, 2012)
André Meyer was a French-American investment banker and an avid collector of art objects, music books and scores.After his death in 1979, the collection passed to his heirs and was divided. One part webt to the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris and some sections appeared at auction. The present selection was retained by another inheritor and was sold at Sotheby's Paris in 2012.
"When his collection was sold by Sotheby's on 16 and 17 October 2012, they noted that the collection contained beautifully bound 16th and 17th century scores by composers whose manuscripts rarely come up at auction anymore including Orlande de Lassus, Claudio Monteverdi, Jacques Arcadelt, Cristóbal de Morales, Luca Marenzio, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Marco da Gagliano, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Jacopo Peri & Ottavio Rinuccini, and Antonio Cesti, among others."
with a note to Ton Koopman
Keywords: Library; Collecting; Catalog; Auction; Portrait; Paris (France)