COMMANDINO, Federico

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21.09.2021 10:30UTC +02:00
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Lot 124 | COMMANDINO, Federico
COMMANDINO, Federico (1509-1575) - De gli Elementi d'Euclide libri quindici. Pesaro: Flaminio Concordia, 1619.

Second edition written in "volgare" by Commandino of this work which appeared for the first time in 1575. "La traduzione dell'Euclide eseguita dal Commandino è una delle piu pregiate. Le numerose ristampe pubblicate anche in Inghilterra per cura di quei dotti matematici, ne sono la prova piu palmare" Riccardi I, 364.

Folio (289 x 200mm). Woodcut arms of the dedicatee Federico Feltrio della Rovere on title, text within woodcut frame, printer's device at end, woodcut initials and geometric figures in text (browning and spotting). Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine (some losses and stains). Provenance: illegible monogram on title.
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