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BARTOLI, DEL MODO DI MISURARE, VENICE, 1564
估價
800 - 1,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Del modo di misurare le distantie, le superficie, i corpi, le piante, le provincie, le prospettive, & tutte le altre cose terrene, che possono occorrere a gli huomini, secondo le vere regole d'Euclide, & de gli altri piu lodati scrittori. Venice: Francesco de' Franceschi, 1564
FIRST EDITION, 4to (225 x 170mm.), elaborate woodcut border on title-page, woodcut portrait of the author, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut diagrams, 2 folding woodcut plates, signature M in duplicate, contemporary vellum, ties, last leaf holed affecting a few letters
來源
bought from Jonathan Hill, New York, 1979
出版
Tomash & Williams B109; Edit16 4299; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 45; Riccardi i, 90; USTC 812411
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."
拍品資料及來源
“This well-known volume actually comprises six books, covering everything a surveyor should know about a variety of instruments. It begins with simple illustrations of the use of Jacob’s Staff and a quadrant with shadow scales and progresses to the use of more complex instruments in a wide variety of applications. The second and third books cover practical applications of plane and solid geometry such as finding areas and volumes of irregular figures. Book 4 deals with cartography and is notable for a description of the use of the device called a circumferentor – an instrument combining a compass and a sighting device for determining angles of elevation. Book 5 contains various proofs of geometric propositions that might be of use to a surveyor. The final book is a discussion of how to find square roots and a table of squares for all integers from 1 to 661” (Tomash & Williams)