OPERA MATHEMATICA OU OEUVRES MATHEMATIQUES TRAICTANT DE GEOMETRIE, PERSPECTIVE, ARCHITECTURE, ET FORTIFICATION

Marolois, Samuel

Editore: Ian Ianssen, Amsterdam: chez Ian Ianssen, 1627

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Thick quarto bound in early full vellum.; Fair; The vellum shows moderate soiling and wear, and the front pastedown has tiny ink inscriptions. The paper is at times heavily faded and wobbly with slight offsetting not affecting text. The first 53 pages and first 20 plates are water-stained along the fore edge; the back of plate 42 contains blue and black ink signatures. The title page is absent. The following sections are present: Geometry, Perspective, Symmetry, Doric Columns, and Fortification. The volume also contains a Table of Dimensions of Fortifications. The following plates are present: AA, 4-10, 14-17, 17-24, 30, 32-35, 41, 42, 9-14, 16-18, 23, 24, 5, 8-39, 43-46, 11, 17-23, 26-30, 33, 37, 38, 51, 59, 60, 62-65, 74-79, Z, AA-EE, 1-10, for a total of 117 plates. There are numerous signs of plates being excised. Dimensions 8.625 x 12.625 x 3.125 inches. Shelved Room A Oversized. Samuel Marolois (1572-before 1627) was a Dutch military engineer and mathematician. He was particularly recognized for his work in the field of perspective, and his treatise on the subject was published in numerous early editions and translations. 1327532. Special Collections. Codice articolo 1327532

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Titolo: OPERA MATHEMATICA OU OEUVRES MATHEMATIQUES ...

Casa editrice: Ian Ianssen, Amsterdam: chez Ian Ianssen

Data di pubblicazione: 1627

Legatura: Hardcover