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Kircher, Athanasius
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kircher, Athanasius
- Phonurgia nova, sive conjugium mechanico-physicum artis & naturae paranympha phonosophia concinnatum. Kempten: Rudolph Dreherr, 1673
- Paper
folio (322 x 207mm.), half-title, additional engraved title-page, engraved vignette on title-page, engraved portrait of the Emperor Leopold I, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, woodcut and engraved illustrations, 2 engraved plates, near-contemporary speckled calf, later lettering-pieces on spine, small rustholes in Cc3 and Ff1, a few light damp-stains, extremities slightly rubbed
Literature
Dunnhaupt, Kircher 26; Merrill, Kircher 25
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."
Catalogue Note
First edition of Kircher's treatise on sound and echoes, partly written in response to Sir Samuel Morland's claim to have invented the megaphone. Kircher had also discussed acoustics in his earlier treatise, Musurgia (Rome, 1650).