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FROBENIUS, CLAVIS UNIVERSI TRIGONOMETRICA, HAMBURG, 1634
估價
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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描述
- Clavis universi trigonometrica: per quam coeli ac terræ adyta recludi, & omnes de motibus ac dimensionibus utriusque per hypotheses artificum triangulari forma conceptæ quæstiones per certa problemata resolvi & in apertum produci possunt, triplici, quà siera potest, methodo… Hamburg: Heinrich Werner, 1634
FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one volume, 4to (235 x 180mm.), engraved additional title, printed title in red and black, woodcut diagrams, contemporary armorial vellum, yapp edges
來源
Dukes of Arenberg, Plettenberg'schen Bibliothek, Schloss Nordkirchen, bookplate and inscription; bought from Jonathan Hill, New York, 1992, Catalogue 68, item 31
出版
Tomash & Williams F101; Henderson p.62 no. 32; USTC 2048265; VD17 39:121683C
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."
拍品資料及來源
Froben was a pupil of Tycho Brahe at Hven, and went on to become a noted publisher in Hamburg. This work is on on spherical trigonometry as used in astronomy. An engraved portrait is found in a few copies (see VD17, where an “Alternativer Fingerprint” for the majority of copies which have no portrait).