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PICO, TESORO DI MATEMATICHE CONSIDERATIONI, ROME, 1645, OLD VELLUM
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Tesoro di matematiche considerationi dove si contiene la teorica e la prattica di tutta la geometria. Rome: Andrea Fei for Giovanni Francesco Delfini, 1645
Folio (291 x 207mm.), woodcut armorial on title-page, woodcut initials and diagrams, woodcut portrait of the author on H3r, Q2v, X4r and Ii4v, contemporary vellum, manuscript calculations on covers, modern folding buckram box, occasional light spotting or staining, outer margin of Hh4 torn, new endpapers, upper hinge broken after first quire
Provenance
Giovanni Menghi, contemporary inscription on title-page; bought from C.E. Rappaport, Rome, 1988, bookseller's label on inside front cover
Literature
Tomash & Williams P80; Riccardi ii, 275; USTC 4018084
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Pico was an architect and mathematician in L'Aquila; his Geometria was first published there in 1605. This later work contains details of numerous surveying instruments as well as details of artillery and other military applications of geometry.