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SCHOTT, TECHNICA CURIOSA, WURZBURG, 1687, 2 VOLS
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Technica curiosa, Sive mirabilia artis: libris XII comprehensa; quibus varia experimenta, variaque technasmata pneumatica, hydraulica, hydrotechnica, mechanica, graphica, cyclometrica, chronometrica, automatica, cabalistica, aliaque artis arcana ac miracula, rara, curiosa, ingeniosa, magnamque partem nova & antehac inaudita, eruditi orbis utilitati, delectationi, disceptationique proponuntur. Würzburg: Johann Jobst Hertz, Johann Andreas Endter & Wolfgang Endter, 1687
Second edition, 2 volumes, 4to (202 x 158mm.), half-title, engraved additional title, printed title in red and black with engraved portrait of the dedicatee on verso, 60 engraved plates on 58 sheets, recent speckled boards, red morocco labels, half-title and engraved title holed by an inkblot
Provenance
bought from Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco, Turin, 1988
Literature
Tomash & Williams S60; Dünnhaupt p.3820, no. 11.2; VD17 23:269555T
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
A reissue of the sheets of the 1664 first edition, with a new title. “This two-volume work was Schott’s description of the latest technological wonders and experiments… It includes hundreds of devices used in pneumatics, water movement, time keeping, cabalistic and secret writings, etc. The most famous section deals with the experiments of Otto van Guericke with vacuums” (Tomash & Williams).