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HUSWIRT, ENCHIRIDION, COLOGNE, 1501
估價
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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描述
- Enchiridion novus algorismi summopere visus de integris. Minutiis vulgaribus proiectilibus et regulis mercatorum sine figurarum deletione procommode tractans omnibus cuiuscuque status fuerint summe necessarius. Cologne: Heirs of Heinrich Quentel, 1501
FIRST EDITION, 4to (195 x 140mm.), modern panelled calf, title repaired, a few leaves reinforced at gutter, minor worming
來源
Reiss & Auvermann, Auktion 46, 15-18 October 1991, lot 14 (DM 14,000), Erwin Tomash
出版
Tomash & Williams H191; Smith, Rara arithmetica. pp.74-76; VD16 H6208; USTC 650380
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
The earliest treatise on algorism printed in Cologne. "It is divided into four 'tractati', and includes the fundamental operations through evolution, a brief treatment of abacus or line reckoning, on common fractions, rule of three, partnership, and over twenty miscellaneous rules ... As in several other works of this period, there is evidence of the difficulty of finding a generally acceptable name for the character 0, a difficulty not yet removed in the English language" (Smith). Two editions of the book were printed by Quentel in 1501 (distinguished by different settings of “Inuide ne latres…” on title-page), and he reprinted it in 1504 and 1507.