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HUSWIRT, ARITHMETICE LILIUM TRIPLICIS PRACTICE, [COLOGNE], 1511, LATER VELLUM-BACKED BOARDS
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Arithmetice lilium triplicis practice quam pulcherrime utputa. Tum in integris tum in fractis. Tum in proiectilibus adiunctis nonnullis mercatorum regulis pulcherrimis cuilibus hominum statui nonmodo non modicum utilis. [Cologne: heirs of Henrich Quentel], 1511
4to (203 x 142mm.), woodcut of the Trinity on verso of title-page, large woodcut of arms of Cologne on final leaf, modern vellum-backed boards with German lettering on spine, stubs of index tabs, some leaves reinforced or repaired, front hinge starting
Provenance
Harrison D. Horblit (1912-1988), sale, Sotheby's, 10 June 1974, lot 57; Laurence Witten Rare Books, Monroe, CT, Catalogue 6, item 10; bought from Diana Parikian, Oxford, 1989, Catalogue 42, item 40, £700; Erwin Tomash, booklabel
Literature
Tomash & Williams H190; USTC 613100; VD16 H6212
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."
Catalogue Note
RARE. "The threefold lily of practical arithmetic" presents basic arithmetic operations such as addition and multiplication for whole numbers and fractions. Like the author's Enchiridion novus algorismi (Cologne 1501; reprinted 1504, 1507), it is divided into four treatises: integers, fractions, counters (abacus), and "Regula de Tri". Huswirt (Hauswirth) studied at the university of Cologne; in 1512, he was chaplain to Matthäus Schiner during the Pavia campaign in northern Italy, and in recompense obtained in 1515 the parish of St Mauritius in Saanen (Kanton Bern).