La geometria prattica. Cavata da gl'elementi d'Euclide et d'altri famosi autori. Con l'espositione di Gio. Scala matematico. . Opera necessaria à misuratori, ad architetti, à geografi, à cosmosgrafi, à bombardieri, à ingegneri, à soldati & à capitani d'eserciti

POMODORO, Giovanni

Published by Gio. Angelo Ruffinelli, [à la fin Andrea Fei] [1623], Roma, 1624

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Attractive engraved title in an architectural ornamentation, 51 full-page engraved plates and a large woodcut printer's mark with an aldine anchor at the end. Second edition, (a reissue of the first of 1599, with a new title page and a new dedication leaf). Posthumous work of the mathematician Giovanni Pomodoro, born in Venice and brought to light by Giovanni Scala, engineer, who added notes and 7 plates. It is a manual for the use of surveyors, cartographers, architects and military. The 51 beautiful plates - the title announces 50 - show instruments, geometric figures, field measurements, architectural plans, etc. Riccardi I (2) 301. Harvard catalog 394. Small restoration to the corner of the title page. A good copy. folio. (58) ff., [A-M4, N6, O2] Vélin. (Reliure de l'époque.) --------------------Beau titre gravé dans un décor architectural, 51 planches gravées à pleine page et une grande devise de l'imprimeur à l'ancre aldine gravée sur bois à la fin. Seconde édition, (une remise en vente de la première de 1599, avec une nouvelle page de titre et un nouveau feuillet de dédicace). Ouvrage posthume du mathématicien Giovanni Pomodoro, né à Venise et mis en lumière par Giovanni Scala, ingénieur, qui a ajouté des notes et 7 planches. C'est un manuel à l'usage des arpenteurs, des cartographes, des architectes et des militaires. Les 51 jolies planches - le titre en annonce 50 - montrent des instruments, des figures géométriques, des opérations de mesures sur le terrain, des plans architecturaux, etc. Riccardi I (2) 301. Harvard catalogue 394. Petite restauration au coin de la page de titre. Bon exemplaire.-. Seller Inventory # 13220

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Title: La geometria prattica. Cavata da gl'elementi...

Publisher: Gio. Angelo Ruffinelli, [à la fin Andrea Fei] [1623], Roma

Publication Date: 1624

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