Lot 167
  • 167

FABRI, L'USO DEL LA SQUADRA MOBILE, VENICE, 1598

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • L’uso del la squadra mobile con la quale per teorica et per practica si misura geometricamente ogni distanza, altezza, e profondità, s’impara à perticare, livellare, et piglare in disegno, le citta, paesi, et provincie. Venice: Francesco Bariletti, 1598
4to (237 x 170mm.), engraved title, engraved figures in text, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, carta rustica, modern folding cloth box, inscription removed from title, new endpapers, a few leaves detached or becoming so, binding slightly rubbed

Provenance

bought from Gilhofer & Ranschburg, Lucerne, 1988, Catalogue 95, item 108, $1,470

Literature

Tomash & Williams F6; Riccardi i, 433-434; Edit16 18467 (variant collation); USTC 828583

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.
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Catalogue Note

The squadra mobile is an instrument intended for most types of measurement, a version of Philippe Danfrie’s graphometer adapted by Marcantonio Gandini (1537-1587), a military architect and translator of Sextus Julius Frontinus, Xenophon, and Plutarch. The author’s dedication in this copy is addressed to Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini (1571-1621), and dated 5 April 1598. A later issue of the book contains a dedication to Giovanni Francesco Gandini, the son of Marcantonio, dated 1 July 1598, in which Fabri first acknowledges Marcantonio as inventor of the instrument. The preliminaries of the two issues are imposed differently; however, from signature C to the end, they are identical.