SCHOTT, Gaspar. Schola Steganographica in classes octo distributaNorinbergae, Johann Andreas Endter, & Wolfgang Jr., exc. Jobus Hertz, 1680.
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Start Price 1 300 €
Description
4° mm. 200 x 160, pp. [40], 346, [4], with 10 copper plates folded out text and 1 printed table folded out text at p. 126. At the beginning of the vol. big coat of arm of Ferdinando Massimiliano engraved on copper, Fromtispiece, signed J.F.F. Half calf binding of the XVIII century, titles and rules in gold on the spine. Spread slight brownings. Notice for readers and catalog are placed at the beginning of the vol.
IMPORTANT EDITION edition of this famous work, laying in the title page the date 168, the German Jesuit scholar, where describes various methods of cipher.
Very interesting the part devoted to the description, with related tables, Ark Glottotactica, or a container divided into several niches containing groups of characters that lets you write letters in different languages; that fund, put together by the father Kircher, and perfected by Schott, is considered an anticipation of typing. Similar to the previous year is also the Ark Steganophica, to be used for the encrypted wrining.
"L’un des plus curieux livres sur l’art d’écrire en chiffres, orné d’un frontispice et de nombreuses planches d’écriture..." [Caillet, n.10007]. Brunet, V/219; Dorbon, n. 4442; De Backer & Sommervogel, VII/910, n.12.
Slight wear, good specimen.
IMPORTANT EDITION edition of this famous work, laying in the title page the date 168, the German Jesuit scholar, where describes various methods of cipher.
Very interesting the part devoted to the description, with related tables, Ark Glottotactica, or a container divided into several niches containing groups of characters that lets you write letters in different languages; that fund, put together by the father Kircher, and perfected by Schott, is considered an anticipation of typing. Similar to the previous year is also the Ark Steganophica, to be used for the encrypted wrining.
"L’un des plus curieux livres sur l’art d’écrire en chiffres, orné d’un frontispice et de nombreuses planches d’écriture..." [Caillet, n.10007]. Brunet, V/219; Dorbon, n. 4442; De Backer & Sommervogel, VII/910, n.12.
Slight wear, good specimen.
