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BAROZZI, IL NOBILISSIMO ET ANTIQUISSIMO GIUOCO, VENICE, 1572, LATER MARBLED BOARDS
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Il nobilissimo et antiquissimo giuoco Pythagoreo nominato rythmomachia, cioè battaglia di consonantie de numeri. Venice: Grazioso Percacino, 1572
FIRST EDITION, 4to (196 x 135mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials and illustrations, modern marbled paper boards, modern folding cloth box, A2 cut close at head
Provenance
bought from Il Polifilo, Milan, 1986
Literature
Tomash & Williams B95; Edit16 4261; USTC 812369; Van der Linde 257
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
First edition of a treatise on the ludus philosophorum, or philosopher's game, a board game intended to teach and exercise principles of Boethian mathematics. According to his dedication to Camillo Paleotti, Barozzi had come upon Boissière's Latin treatise (see lot 77) in Bologna six years earlier (1566), taught the game to Paleotti and Francesco Caporacia, and then decided to compose an Italian version.