Lot 476
  • 476

ORSINI, TRATTATO DEL RADIO LATINO, ROME, 1583

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • Trattato del radio latino. Istrumento giustissimo & facile piu d'ogn'altro per prendere qual si voglia misura, & positione di luogo tanto in cielo, come in terra. Il quale oltre alle operationi proprie sue fa anco tutte quelle della gran regola di C. Tolomeo, & dell'antico radio astronomico. Inventato dall'illustrissimo et eccellentissimo signor Latino Orsini. Rome: Vincenzo Accolti, 1583
8vo (225 x 152mm.), typographical device on title, 14 engraved plates, woodcut diagrams, old vellum, small hole in title

Provenance

bought from Pickering & Chatto, London, 1991

Literature

Tomash & Williams D4; Edit16 37283; The Geometry of War 59; USTC 845517

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."

Catalogue Note

A revised version of Latino Orsini’s Trattato del radio latino, with additions by Egnazio Danti.