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SCHÖNER, Andreas.- Gnomonice. Hoc est : De descriptionibus horologiorum sciotericorum omnis generis, proiectionibus circulorum sphaericorum ad superficies, cum planas, tum convexas concavasqu[ue], sphaericas, cylindricas, ac conicas : item...

Estimation : 2000 / 2500
Adjudication : 1 700 €
Description
delineationibus quadrantum, annulorum, &c. [...].
Noribergae, apud Joannem Montanum, & Ulricum Neuberum, 1562.
In-f° : [6]-cviii lvs; 2 (of 3) pl. (copy slightly browned, foxing, numerous on 2 lvs, rare lvs slightly soiled, stains mostly light and in the margins except for lvs 85-89 very stained). 18th century (?) temporary binding in coarse paper.
FIRST EDITION of this treatise on gnomonics by Andreas Schöner (1528-1590), son of the famous mathematician Johann Schöner.
Deals with horology, the construction of sundials on flat and curved surfaces, the manufacture of astrolabes, how to determine longitude without using a mariner's compass, etc. Illustrated with 2 (of 3) folding plates, about 200 woodcuts in the text or some full-pages representing diagrams, geometric figures, sundials and related instruments.
Title in black and red with an elaborate head-piece, initials figuring cherubs (one large on leaf 1) and Vom Berg & Neuber's device on the back of last leaf.
# Adams S-677; # Honeyman 2800; # Houzeau & Lancaster 11370; # VD16 S 3458; # not in USTC, Machiels, Soltész, Macclesfield.
Provenance : Christian school in Mikulow, Czech Republic (handwritten mention).
Édition originale de cet ouvrage traitant des cadrans solaires, astrolabes, etc. Illustré de 2 (sur 3) pl. dépl. et de c. 200 in texto (sauf qqs pleines pp.). Rel. d'attente du 18e s. (?) en papier bouilli (lég. bruni, rouss., nombreuses sur 2 ff., ff. 85-89 très fortement tachés).
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