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Bartoli, Cosimo
On the method of measuring distances, surfaces, bodies, plants, provinces, [...] according to the true rules of Euclid, and of other most praised writers, 1564
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Venetia, for Francesco Franceschi of Siena, 1564. In 4°. Title on the title page within a rich architectural frame with allegorical motifs, portrait of the author on leaf A2. Initials, headers, numerous woodcut illustrations, two leaves of folded plates (one with a restoration of the fold), some rare foxing, woodworm on the last leaves (f. 137-140 in the lower margin, from 141 to the end also on the copy), contemporary parchment binding with gilt title within a tag and 3 raised bands, minor defects. Noble bookplate on the inside cover.
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This is an extremely rare first edition of this seminal treatise on applied mathematics by Cosimo Bartoli (1564), which focuses on measurement techniques and the use of instruments such as the compass, the quadrant, and the astrolabe. The richly illustrated work, complete with two folded plates, explains in the vernacular how to measure heights, depths, distances, areas, and volumes, as well as how to perform cartographic surveys. A great popularizer of science, Bartoli used the vernacular with the clear intent of making his content accessible.
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