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BOISSEAU, METHODE TRES FACILE POUR SE SERVER DE CE SINOPSE OU TABLEAU CIRCULAIRE TRES UTILE, PARIS, 1637, BROADSIDE
估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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描述
- Methode, tres-facile pour se server de ce sinopse ou tableau circulaire tres utile et necessaire pour toutes sortes de personnes, & principalement ceux qui se plaisent à la science d'arithmetique avec une declaration de la valeur des poids & mesures. Paris: J. Boisseau, 1637
Broadside, 2 sheets jointed, 548 x 400mm. (at widest), large circular engraved illustration with letterpress text, folded, housed in modern cloth portfolio (8vo), lacking pointer
來源
bought from Richard Arkway, New York, 1987
出版
Tomash & Williams B189
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description, 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
This very rare French broadside by Boisseau, map publisher and enlumineur du roi pour les cartes géographiques, was intended for use as a ready reckoner. It is an example of a device known as a rotula, a circular, non-logarithmic calculating aid. An identical device appeared in Germany in 1651 in a work by Schwenter and Harsdörffer and again in 1727 in the great ten-volume German technical encyclopaedia of Leupold.