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REGIOMONTANUS, DE TRIANGULIS, NUREMBERG, 1533, LATER BOARDS
Estimate
3,500 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- De triangulis omnimodis libri quinque... Accesserunt huc in calce pleraque D. Nicolai Cusani De Quadratura circuli, deque recti ac curui commensuratione: itemque Io. de monte Regio eadem de re ελεγκλικα hactenus a nemine publicata. Nuremberg: Johann Petreius, 1533
FIRST EDITION, 2 parts, folio (293 x 197mm.), title with woodcut diagram, divisional title, woodcut diagrams in the text, later boards, title vignette with two small holes
Provenance
C.E. Rappaport, Rome, bookseller’s ticket; S.S. Dunham, inscription dated 1934; Robert S. Dunham (1906-1991), sale in our New York rooms, 10 December 1993, lot 761, $6500; Erwin Tomash, booklabel
Literature
Fairfax Murray, German 487; Tomash & Williams R60; USTC 639761; VD16 M6570
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
"Regiomontanus' monumental work on triangles, the first publication of which was delayed until 12 August 1533, attracted many important readers and thereby exerted an enormous influence on the later development of trigonometry because it was the first printed systematization of that subject as a branch of mathematics independent of astronomy" (DSB XI, p.350).