Search Results: euclidis elementorum libri xv by euclid

Nabu Press, 2010-02-22. Paperback. Good.

1619. Pisavri (Pesaro), Typis Flaminij Concordiæ, 1619. Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Fronthinge nearly broken, but still holding. Titlepage in red a. black. (8) of 10 leaves, lacking first leaf of the foreword and last leaf of Index. Text complete. 255 leaves with many figures in the text. First 16 leaves with some browning and foxing in lower right corners. 5 leaves mended, no loss of text and 8 with smaller repairs, no loss. A few annotations in margins in old hand. Scarce second (expanded) edition of Federico Commandino's importent translation of the Elements. Commandino's first translation was published in 1572, and this translation was made use of by subsequent editors for centuries. The first Italian translation was also done from the Latin text of Commandino. - Riccardi 1619,2. - Max Steck: IV 19.

Colonia: Maternum Cholinum, 1564. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 150x94mm. (6x3¾").. Coloniæ, Apud Maternum Cholinum, 1564. En 8º (150 x 94)mm. (16), 159 h. Ilustraciones al texto. Reencuadernado en su pergamino original, guardas renovadas. El libro de matemáticas más antiguo del mundo que todavía se usa y sus teoremas son los que generalmente se aprenden en la escuela moderna (PMM). Elementa Geometrica es una de las producciones científicas más conocidas del mundo, contiene una recopilación del conocimiento impartido en el ámbito académico de entonces. En ella se presenta de manera formal, partiendo únicamente de cinco postulados, el estudio de las propiedades de líneas y planos, círculos y esferas, triángulos y conos, etcétera, es decir, de las formas regulares. Probablemente ninguno de los postulados de Elementa Geometrica haya sido demostrado por primera vez por Euclides, pero la organización del material y su exposición, sin duda alguna se deben a él. De hecho, hay mucha… Read More

1558. Basel, Johannem Hervagium & Bernhardum Brand, 1558. Folio. (30,5x21,5). Bound in 19th century brown hmorocco with 5 raised bands. Light wear to back and corners a bit bumped. (2),587 pp.Numerous wood-cut diagrams and initials throughout. First ab. 20 leaves with different degrees of yellowing and occasional with marginal faint dampstaining. 3 leaves with upper right corners repaired without loss of text. The "privilege" at verso of title partly unreadable as a piece of paper is pasted on, some of these letters are faint, just as some letters in "Basiliae" on title are weak. Last leaf with colophon and printers large woodcut-device on verso is mounted, but not hiding the wood-cut. The word "Basiliae" on last leaf recto, is weak or nearly gone. Overall a large good copy as usually without the foreword by Melanchton. A small rubber-stamp on title: "Duplum Bibliothecæ V.E." and in old hand: "Bibliothecæ Conventij Romani S. Andrea de Fratrij (?)" Scarce third printing of the so-called… Read More

Basel: Johannes Hervagius. G: in good condition. Cover rubbed and marked. Wear to spine. Ties at fore-edge broken. Lacking the first 3 initial leaves [with Melanchthon's preface]. Occasional edge-tearing. Tearing to top edge of pages 295-300 & to inner margins of pages 301-310 (some loss to content). Occasional ink annotations. Sporadic foxing, marking, & staining. Minor worming to top corner of pages 113-128. Some mispagination. 1537. Basel Edition. Later limp vellum with yapped edges. 290mm x 210mm (11" x 8"). ii, 587pp. Woodcut printer's device on title page and ep, woodcut initials, headpieces and diagrams. Text in Latin. .

Pesaro: Jacobus Chriegher German, 1572. Folio in sixes, pp. [24] plus 255 leaves; title within an architectural woodcut border signed by J. Chrieger, historiated woodcut initials, numerous woodcut geometric diagrams and illustrations in the text; a clean, crisp copy in 19th century quarter vellum over marbled boards, smooth gilt-decorated spine with 2 black calf lettering pieces, edges stained yellow; nice copy. "A new translation into Latin of the fifteen books of the Elements appeared at Pesaro, a seaport on the Adriatic near Urbino, in 1572. The printer was Camillo Francischini. The translation, which was made use of by subsequent editors for centuries, was the work of Federigo Comandino, certainly an outstanding figure in the history of Euclid's Elements" (Thomas-Stanford). Adams E-984; Thomas-Stanford, Early Editions of Euclid's Elements, no. 18; BM-STC Italian, p. 238.