拍品 164
  • 164

MARIANI, TARIFFA PERPETUA, VENICE, 1564, CONTEMPORARY VELLUM

估價
500 - 700 GBP
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描述

  • Tariffa perpetua con le ragion fatte per scontro de qualunque mercadante si voglia, che dimostra quanto monta ogni quantita de cadauna mercantia ad ogni precio, si a peso come a numero. Venice: Francesco Rampazetto for the author, 1564
FIRST EDITION, 12mo (147 x 82mm.), title within elaborate woodcut border, woodcut illustration on A6 verso, last leaf with large woodcut printer’s device, contemporary vellum with ties, A6 verso cropped, some staining at beginning, binding somewhat worn

來源

Pietro Riccardi (1828-1898), historian of mathematics, bookplate; Reiss & Auvermann, Auktion 54, 20-23 April 1994, lot 5452; Erwin Tomash, booklabel

出版

Edit16 59138; Riccardi ii, 115; Smith, Rara arithmetica, p.180; Tomash & Williams M36; USTC 840927

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."

拍品資料及來源

“This set of tables is a ready reckoner for the conversion of various northern Italian weights and measures. The first edition was in 1535, and editions are known as late as the end of the sixteenth century” (Tomash & Williams).