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BELLI, LIBRO DEL MISURAR, VENICE, 1565, PATTERNED PAPER BOARDS
估價
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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描述
- Libro del misurar con la vista... Nel quale s'insegna, senza travagliar con numeri, a misurar facilissimamente le distantie, l'altezze, e le profondità con il quadrato geometrico, e con altri stromenti, de' quali in ogni luogo quasi in un subito si puo provedere. Venice: Domenico Nicolini da Sabbio, 1565
4to (194 x 138mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut illustrations and initials, eighteenth-century Italian patterned paper boards, modern morocco-backed folding box, occasional light staining, a few leaves becoming loose, a few small paper repairs, binding slightly rubbed
來源
Del canonico primicerio Tommaso de Rossi (of Pistoia), late eighteenth-century inscription on flyleaf; William Thomas Burn Callender, "bought July 1902 from Rodolfo Nerrucci, bookseller, Pistoia", inscription on inside front cover; bought from Pickering and Chatto, London, 2000, Mathematics Short List, item 6, £1750
出版
Tomash & Williams B134; Edit16 4896; USTC 813263
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
FIRST EDITION of Belli's treatise on surveying, which enabled the reader to estimate distances fairly accurately. Belli was a teacher of mathematics in Vicenza, where he had worked with Palladio, and he later became an architect.