拍品 327
  • 327

KOEBEL, RECHENBUCHLEIN, FRANKFURT, 1531

估價
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • Eyn new geordenet Künstlich Rechennbüchlin… Auff den Linien und Spacien, mit Rechenpfenningen. Den angehenden Schülern Rechens gantz leichtlich zu lernen. Und zu Kellereien, Ampten, Kauffman- schafften und Krämereien dienlich und braüchlich. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Egenolff, 1531
Small 8vo (146 x 100mm.), woodcut diagrams and illustrations in the text, later vellum, some slight worming in the text towards end

來源

Ink stamp "2454" inside lower cover; bought from Bernard Quaritch, London, 1991

出版

Tomash & Williams K61; Benzing, Köbel, 100 (but transcribing title as Ein newe, locating Gotha, Munich, Trier and Vienna ONB); Hoock & Jeannin K8.16 (Trier copy); Smith, Rara arithmetica, pp.108-110; USTC 644926; VD16 K1660

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."

拍品資料及來源

“This work was written near the end of Köbel’s productive period—little else was published as he suffered badly from gout from about this time until his death. In this edition the arithmetic is combined with calendar computations, surveying, gauging and other applications” (Tomash & Williams).