- 586
SCHOTT, CURSUS MATHEMATICUS SIVE ABSOLUTA OMNIUM MATHEMATICARUM DISCIPLINARUM ENCYCLOPAEDIA, 1661
Estimate
500 - 800 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cursus mathematicus sive absoluta omnium mathematicarum disciplinarum encyclopaedia... Accesserunt in fine theoreses mechaniae novae. Würzburg: Job Hertz for heirs of J.G. Schonwetter, 1661
FIRST EDITION, folio (338 x 205mm.), double column, additional engraved title-page, folding engraved table, 41 engraved plates (some folding), old vellum, title in manuscript on spine, modern folding cloth box, new endpapers, engraved title cropped at right margin, browning, vellum slightly soiled
Provenance
Colloredo, ink stamp on title (Schloßbibliotheken in Opočno and Dobriš, Czech Republic); bought from Jonathan Hill, New York, 1998
Literature
Tomash & Williams S54; Dünnhaupt pp.3815-3816 no. 6.1; Instruments in print 27; VD17 12:196809B
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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
An encyclopaedia intended for use by students in the numerous Jesuit colleges, including chapters on the traditional mathematical curriculum of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, as well as mechanics, warfare, navigation and surveying, with discussions and illustrations of relevant instruments.