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FINE, DE RE & PRAXI GEOMETRICA, PARIS, 1556, LATER CALF-BACKED BOARDS
估價
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- De re & praxi geometrica, libri tres, figuris & demonstrationibus illustrati. Ubi de quadrato geometrico, & virgis seu baculis mensoriis, necnon aliis, cum mathematicis, tum mechanicis. Paris: Gilles Gourbin, 1556
4to (238 x 164mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut diagrams (one full-page), last leaf blank, later calf-backed boards, modern folding cloth box, leaves washed and repaired, P3 with small area of restoration, binding slightly soiled
來源
bought from Libreria Antiquaria Soave, Turin, 1989
出版
Tomash & Williams F63; FB 70645; Hilliard & Poule 35; Mortimer, Harvard French 230; USTC 152009
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."
拍品資料及來源
Unannounced third edition, having been first printed as the second part of the book on “Geometry” in the Protomathesis (Paris 1532) and reprinted in 1544 (Strassburg: Georg Messerschmidt). The work is concerned with the application of geometry to the traditional problems of mensuration, and the method of building a geometrical square or quadrant. The woodcuts are copies, often reduced and simplified, of the diagrams used in the 1532 edition.