拍品 79
  • 79

BORGO, ARITMETICA MERCANTILE, VENICE, RATDOLT, 1484, LATER LIMP VELLUM

估價
40,000 - 50,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • [Aritmetica mercantile] Qui comenza la nobel opera de aritmethica nela quale se tracta tute cosse a mercantia pertinente. Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 2 August 1484
4to (201 x 152mm.), 118 leaves, [a]8 b-o8 p6, 36-38 lines, gothic type, 6- to 13-line white on black woodcut initials, printed calculations in margins, some deckle edges, modern limp reused vellum, modern printed paper label on spine, occasional light soiling or staining, a small wormhole throughout, central fold of each quire reinforced

來源

bought from Martayan Lan, New York, 1991

出版

Tomash & Williams B208; ISTC ib01034000; Hoock & Jeannin B18.2; Riccardi i, 163; Smith, Rara arithmetica p.16; Van Egmond p.293

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

RARE FIRST EDITION, A LARGE COPY. This is the second treatise on commercial arithmetic to be printed in Italy, after Larte dela merchadantia, Treviso, 1478, which was never reprinted. Borgo's work was more detailed and therefore of greater influence; it was reissued in 1488, 1491 and many more times in the sixteenth century. Borgo was a mathematician from Venice.