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DÜRER´S GEOMETRY 1532. DÜRER, ALBRECHT. Albertus Durerus Nurembergensis pictor huius aetatis celeberrimus, versus è germanica lingua in latinam, pictoribus, fabris aerariis ac lignariis, lapicidis, statuariis, & uniuersis demum qui circino, gnomone, libella, aut alioqui certa mensura opera sua examinat, propè necessarius, adeò exactè quatuor his suarum Institutionum Geometricarum libris, lineas, superficies & solida corpora tractauit, ad hibitis designationibus ad eam rem accomodissimis.
Lutetiae [Paris] apud Christianum Wechelum [Chrétien Wechel], 1532.
Folio. 325 x 212 mm. (6), 178 pp. Lacks pp. 179-185 (Q1-4) and 2 of the plates. Illustrated with woodcuts. Worn and soiled contemporary soft vellum. Old owner´s signature on front cover inside (unreadable). Damp throughout in lower half. Hole in title, with minimal loss of prints, stamps on its rear, partly erased.

First edition (?) of the Latin translation of Dürer´s ´Unterweisung der Messung mit dem Zirkel und Richtscheit in Linien, Ebenen und ganzen Corporen´, 1525. Divided in 4 books. In book III he discusses and demonstrates the geometrical foundations and principles of typography.

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From the library of Sven Höglind.

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Auktionsnummer:

502923

Datum:

2017-11-26