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FOULLON, DESCRITTIONE, ET USO DELL'HOLOMETRO, VENICE, 1564
估價
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Descrittione, et uso dell’holometro. Per saper misurare tutte le cose. Venice: Giordano Ziletti, 1564
FIRST EDITION IN ITALIAN, 4to (200 x 140mm.), engraved illustrations, some full-page, woodcut initials, modern half vellum, some worming (marginal, repaired, but occasionally touching printed area), 3 plates slightly cropped at head of page
來源
bought from Richard von Hünersdorff, London, 1988
出版
Tomash & Williams F94; Edit16 19600; Mortimer, Harvard Italian, 197; Wellcome I 2476; USTC 830451
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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."
拍品資料及來源
The holomètre is an instrument for making angular measurements in surveying. It had been invented by Foullon in 1551, in which year he was granted a ten-year exclusive monopoly on it by Henri II, on condition that he publish an account of his invention for use by the public when the patent expired. That account was printed in French in 1555 and 1567. Besides this Italian translation, a Latin translation was published in 1577.