拍品 395
  • 395

MANENTI, DELIBERATIONI ASTRONOMICHE PERPETUE, MANTUA, 1643

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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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描述

  • Deliberationi astronomiche perpetue nel trovar con vero modo li giorni critici nell'infirmitadi humane, mediante l'uso di due ruote, connessioni de'giudicij in quelle... Mantua: Aurelio Osanna, 1643
FIRST EDITION, 4to (230 x 170mm.), 4 engraved diagrams with volvelles, contemporary carta rustica, one diagram with ink blot, last leaf a bit frayed, occasional dampstaining

來源

bought from Martayan Lan, New York, 1995

出版

Tomash & Williams M30; Riccardi i, 78; USTC 4017727 

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 is a book on predicting favorable and unfavorable days in the calendar. Its predictions are based on the theories of Galen and those of Petrus Albanus. It contains four volvelles: one (with one disk) to correlate critical days of the signs in the zodiac, one (two disks) to do the same with the phases of the moon, one (two disks) again involving the sun and moon and one (two disks) that is essentially the zodiac circle from the rete of an astrolabe, used for determining the position of the sun and hence the time of day. This last volvelle is unusual in that it shows both twelve-hour and twenty-four-hour notation for time” (Tomash & Williams).