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STROMER, ALGORITHMUS LINEALIS, VIENNA, 1520, LATER PAPER WRAPPER
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Algorithmus linealis numerationem, additionem, subtractionem... et progressionem una cum regula de Tri perstringens. (Vienna: Johann Singriener, 25 September 1520)
4to (189 x 135mm.), 6 ff., A6, title within woodcut border, woodcut initials and diagrams, later paper wrapper with modern printed label on upper cover, slightly soiled, two library stamped removed from title-page, a few repairs around folds
Provenance
bought from H.P. Kraus, New York, 1999
Literature
Tomash & Williams S206; USTC 610738; VD16 S 9705 (listing 2 copies in Munich and Vienna); Wolfgang Lorenz, "Heinrich Stromer von Auerbach (1482-1542)" in Rechenbücher und mathematische Texte der frühen Neuzeit, edited by Rainer Gebhardt (Annaberg-Buchholz 1999), pp.21-28
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
Stromer von Auerbach was a physician and rector of the University of Leipzig. He was a correspondent of Erasmus, Pirckheimer and Reuchlin and later became personal physician to Albrecht of Brandenburg. This is one of many editions of his introduction to arithmetic, based on the use of the table abacus, first printed in Leipzig in 1504; all editions are rare.