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L'ARITHMÉTIQUE ET MANIÈRE DE APPRENDRE À CHIFFRER & COMPTER, LYON, 1548
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- L'arithmetique et maniere de apprendre à chiffrer & compter, par la plume & par les getz en nombre entier & rompu... de nouveau reveue & corrigée. Lyon: Thibault Payen, 1548
Small 8vo (120 x 70mm.), woodcut of the line abacus on f.29 and counters on ff.39-41, contemporary calf, ruled in blind and with central fleuron, modern folding cloth box, binding somewhat worn and repaired
Provenance
Purchase inscription by Petrus Clamerus at Antwerp, dated 1549, on endleaves; Robert B. Honeyman (1897-1987), sale in these rooms, 30 October 1978, lot 148, Dr Paul C. Martin, £1,400; anonymous consignor, sale in these rooms, 26-27 November 1987, lot 116, £1,980, Robin Halwas; bought from Halwas, 1987
Literature
Tomash & Williams A94; FB 9180; Hoock & Jeannin -5.1 (citing only a copy offered by F. Dörling, Auktion 114, 28-30 November, 1985); Pierre Jeannin, "La diffusion des manuels de marchands: fonctions et stratégies éditoriales" in Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine 45 (1998), p.535; USTC 76305 (no copy located)
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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
A handbook for tradesmen, apparently derived from the anonymous La vraye maniere pour apprendre a chiffrer et compter (Lyon: Claude Veycellier, [1535]), of which only the British Library copy has survived (USTC 55857; Hoock & Jeannin no. -20.5). There are similarities also to Gilles Huguetan's Tables de divers comptes, printed as the second part of Etienne de la Roche's L'arismetique et geometrie (Lyon, 1538; see lot 338). Another edition was printed by Thibaud Payen in 1555 (Murhard, Litteratur der mathematischen Wissenschaften, I, p.171; FB 9182; USTC 76306: “no known surviving copy”).