Koebel, Rechenbuchlein, Frankfurt, 1531, later vellum

KÖBEL, JACOB

Eyn new geordenet Künstlich Rechennbüchlin… Auff den Linien und Spacien, mit Rechenpfenningen. Den angehenden Schülern Rechens gantz leichtlich zu lernen. Und zu Kellereien, Ampten, Kauffman- schafften und Krämereien dienlich und braüchlich. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Egenolff, 1531

Small 8vo (146 x 100mm.), woodcut diagrams and illustrations in the text, later vellum, some slight worming in the text towards end

“This work was written near the end of Köbel’s productive period—little else was published as he suffered badly from gout from about this time until his death. In this edition the arithmetic is combined with calendar computations, surveying, gauging and other applications” (Tomash & Williams).

LITERATURE:

Benzing, Köbel, 100 (but transcribing title as Ein newe, locating Gotha, Munich, Trier and Vienna ONB); Hoock & Jeannin K8.16 (Trier copy); Smith, Rara arithmetica, pp.108-110; Tomash & Williams K61; USTC 644926; VD16 K1660

PROVENANCE:

Ink stamp "2454" inside lower cover; bought from Bernard Quaritch, London, 1991; Erwin Tomash, booklabel