The Augustus De Morgan Collection, Part 1: Pre-1600 Rare Books Collection
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Title:
A geometrical practise, named pantometria ::diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides : with sundry straunge conclusions, both by instrument and without, and also by perspectiue glasses, to set forth the true description of exact plat of an whole region /
Creator:
Digges, Leonard,d. 1571?
- Bynneman, Henry,d. 1583,printer.
- De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871,former owner.
- Digges, Thomas,d. 1595.
- Digges, Thomas,d. 1595.Mathematicall treatise of the fiue regulare Platonicall bodies.
- Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O.(James Orchard),1820-1889,former owner.
- Levitt, John,fl. 1584,former owner.
- Bynneman, Henry,d. 1583,printer.
- De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871,former owner.
- Digges, Thomas,d. 1595.
- Digges, Thomas,d. 1595.Mathematicall treatise of the fiue regulare Platonicall bodies.
- Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O.(James Orchard),1820-1889,former owner.
- Levitt, John,fl. 1584,former owner.
Date:
1571
Date in Source:
Anno. 1571.
Imprint:
Imprinted at London : By Henrie Bynneman,
Language:
English
Subject:
Geometry - Early works to 1800.
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Mensuration - Early works to 1800.
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Surveying - Early works to 1800.
Format:
[260] p. :ill., diagrams ;18 cm. (4to)
Reference:
De Morgan, A. Arithmetical books, p. 24
ESTC (RLIN) S111670
STC (2nd ed.) 6858
Note:
- Final two leaves are blank.
- Illustrated title page; woodcut illustrations and initials, diagrams, and coat of arms on verso of t.p. and recto of last leaf. Printer's device and colophon on verso of last leaf.
- Leaf T2 verso has an illustration of an octahedron where a dodecahedron should be.
- Roman, black letter and italic types.
- Signatures: +² A-2I⁴.
- ULL copy is from the library of Augustus De Morgan. Previously from the library of J.O. Halliwell, with his stamp on t.p. and leaf 2Iiv (final extant leaf) and his note on front flyleaf, Aug. 1830. T.p. inscription of John Levitt (16th-cent. hand). Inscription on leaf A1r: "Bought in Ao 1584 price iij s iij d qd John Levyt".
- ULL copy is imperfect, wanting last three leaves. Closely cropped, with loss of headlines and of first two words of title. Ill. on t.p. has been hand-col.
- DOI: 10.1163/9789004409286_MOR1-b20841802
- Final two leaves are blank.
- Illustrated title page; woodcut illustrations and initials, diagrams, and coat of arms on verso of t.p. and recto of last leaf. Printer's device and colophon on verso of last leaf.
- Leaf T2 verso has an illustration of an octahedron where a dodecahedron should be.
- Roman, black letter and italic types.
- Signatures: +² A-2I⁴.
- ULL copy is from the library of Augustus De Morgan. Previously from the library of J.O. Halliwell, with his stamp on t.p. and leaf 2Iiv (final extant leaf) and his note on front flyleaf, Aug. 1830. T.p. inscription of John Levitt (16th-cent. hand). Inscription on leaf A1r: "Bought in Ao 1584 price iij s iij d qd John Levyt".
- ULL copy is imperfect, wanting last three leaves. Closely cropped, with loss of headlines and of first two words of title. Ill. on t.p. has been hand-col.
- DOI: 10.1163/9789004409286_MOR1-b20841802
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