Lot 169
  • 169

FAULHABER. NEWERFUNDNER GEBRAUCH. AUGSBURG: DAVID FRANCKEN, 1610

Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Newerfundner Gebrauch eines Niderländischen Instruments zum abmessen und Grundlegen mit sehr geschwindem vortheil zu Practiciern. Augsburg: David Franck, 1610
FIRST EDITION, small 4to (190 x 135mm.), last leaf blank, engraved folding plate, modern marbled boards, new endpapers, modern folding cloth box, minor spotting

Provenance

bought from Jonathan Hill, New York, 1983

Literature

Tomash & Williams F23; VD17 23:334852G (title reading: "dort Modisten/ [et]c. daselbsten"); cf. VD17 12:155092W (title reading: dort "Modisten/ [et]c.")

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."

Catalogue Note

Johannes Faulhaber taught mathematics in Ulm, and was the author of some twenty-seven works on mathematical, technical and occult subjects. "The publication of this work got Faulhaber into difficulty with the authorities, yet again, because he published it without the permission of those responsible for the supervision of schools. It has been described as a work on the sector, but this is an error, perhaps due to the fact that it is often found bound with his work on the sector (see lot 170). It is only three and a half pages of text with a folding plate showing a semicircular instrument divided into 220 parts. The device was invented in the Netherlands by Daniel Speckle and was evidently intended for use by surveyors" (Tomash & Williams).

The colophon reads: "Geben in Ulm den 27 December/ Anno 1609".