Lot 17
  • 17

APIANUS, INSTRUMENTUUM SINUUM, NUREMBERG, 1541, MODERN VELLUM

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Instrumentum sinuum, seu primi mobilis, nuper... inventum. Nuremberg: Johann Petreius, 1541
Second edition, 4to (295 x 191mm.), title printed in red and black, woodcut diagrams, modern vellum, modern folding cloth box, early manuscript annotation to c3, minor dampstaining and worming

Provenance

bought from C.E. Rappaport, Rome, 1988, with bookseller's label

Literature

Tomash & Williams A85; USTC 666903; VD16 A3088

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

This is the second edition of Apianus’s Instrumentum primi mobilis, first published in 1534 (see lot 16). Although reduced in size, the text is essentially identical to the first portion of the first edition. However, Apianus has provided a new preface and has elected not to include the astronomy text of Gerardus Cremonensis issued with the first edition. The most noteworthy difference is the addition of two new leaves of text (c4-d1) describing a different form of quadrant (shown on the title page and again on leaf d1 together with supporting diagrams).