拍品 191
- 191
RAMUS, SCHOLARUM MATHEMATICARUM LIBRI UNUS, BASEL, 1569, MODERN HALF PIGSKIN
估價
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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描述
- Scholarum mathematicarum libri unus et triginta. Basel: heirs of Eusebius & Niklaus Bischoff, 1569
FIRST EDITION, 4to (241 x 182mm.), woodcut title and illustrations in text, modern half pigskin gilt, marbled boards, new endpapers, occasional marginal dampstaining
來源
Library of the Franciscan Minims, Tyrol, Austria, inscription on title: Ex lib F.F. Mm Ref Bibliothek der P.P. Franciscaner in Hall, and later ink stamps; Reiss & Auvermann, Auktion 47, 7-10 April 1992, lot 1130; Erwin Tomash, booklabel
出版
Smith, Rara arithmetica p.335; Tomash & Williams R10; USTC 682006; VD16 L534
Condition
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"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
A critical history of mathematics, from its primitive beginnings down to modern times, augmenting a critique of Euclid and Theon of Alexandria presented in the author's Prooemium mathematicum (1567) with a dense (books 6-31, 175 quarto pages) proposition-by-proposition critique of the Elements. In Ramus' view, the unintelligibility of the Elements was the reason that mathematics was held in low esteem by scholars, and the public at large.