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Keynes's pathbreaking "treatise on probability" was begun as a fellowship dissertation at cambridge before the first world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages slightly fadedcovers and spine worn at extremitiesgrey covers with illustration on frontoxfam bookshop lymington paperback published by macmillan inthe period around the turn of the century, and extending through the publication of keynes's treatise, was a period of flaming intellectual success at cambridgeotherwise tightly bound and clean with no inscriptionswhite title on spine and front cover
14 €
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A theologico-political treatise and a political treatise (dover philosophical classics)world of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectlyauthor:de spinoza, benedictbook binding:paperback
12 €
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The great treatise on the stages of the path to enlightenment is his most famous workdust jacket in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe pages are clean and tightboards in very good conditiontsong-kha-pa was a prolific writer and one of tibet's greatest philosophersthis third volume contains a presentation of the two most important topics to be found in the great treatise: meditation serenity (samatha) and supramundane insight into the nature of reality (vipasyana)oxfam bookshop bath a hardback in fine conditionthis is volume three of a classic of tibetan buddhism
20 €
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A treatise on mensuration for the use of schools 2nd editionpublished by the direction of the commissioners of national education, marlborough street londonsome staining on some of the pages read morebeige cover a little worn
5 €
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A physical treatise on electricity and magnetism – jbesides that considering the age in very good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume two xvii – pplondon: sampson low, marston, searle, & rivingtonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere and there light brown age-related spots on a few pageshardcover, back with gold printvolume one xvii – 323 ppminor signs of use on the cover, including adhesive residue in the upper right corner of a sticker on the back cover, ex-libris stamp on the inside cover
35 €
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Oxfam shop shirley hardback bound in maroon cloth boards with "griffin's mining series" in gilt on the front cover and "a treatise on mine surveying" on the spineinternally clean and unmarkedindex and list of publisher's other books at the rearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretop edges are grubbythe frontispiece "mine-surveying in the middle ages" is tissue-guardedthe hinges are broken and the text block is starting to separate from the spinethere is wear to the top, bottom and sides of the spine and corner bumping with the orginal boards showing throughthere is a library sticker on the front paste down
40 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport full title is "a treatise on the construction the history and the practice of the flute including a sketch of the elements of acoustics and critical notices of sixty celebrated flute-players"see oxfam website for delivery information read morehence relatively low price for this very scarce itemscuffing to cover and some corner bumpsno highlighting or other noteslittle tear at top of spine area adjacent to back cover (1 inch); some tanning to end-papers plus owner's name in pen
78 €
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The rose, a treatise on the cultivation, history, family characteristics, etcthe text block is discoloured, a few blemishescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewithout date [ ppthe binding is stained, dents on the edges and cornersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewill be shipped with registrationhardcover - 17 x 10linen decorated binding - 18 x 12 cmin good conditionmemoirs of the rose: comprising botanical, poetical, and miscellaneous recollections of that celebrated flower in a series of letters to a lady - london, printed for francis westley, ppof the various groups of roses, with accurate descriptions of the varieties now generally grown - new york, dodd, mead & companythe flyleaves have browned, the text block is discoloured, bites from the side edge of the flyleaves
46 €
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treatise 2: curiosidades de la fĂsica (para afinar el estaño, preparaciones para el berlĂn azul de prusia, color de rubĂ para cristales y esmaltes y modo de darles color, arte para hacer el talco y dorarle, arte para jazpear, dorar o platear los globos, pirámides de cristal y vidriosthe work is divided in 3 treatises, which develop: treatise 1: de los barnices y charoles (origen del barniz de la china a europa, barnices transparentes, de oro, de los ingrediente que lo componen y el verdadero mĂ©todo de preparaciĂłn, observaciones para imitar el barniz de japĂłn, barnices oleoginosos, preparar el aceite de linaza, barniz para dar a los metales, uso de follajes y flores de oro y plata, composiciĂłn de mordiente, modo de pulir los barnices, modo de cocer los barnices, ettreatise 3: secretos varios (para purificar el aceite, hacer lienzos encerado en lugar de vidrieras, para sacar colores de todas las flores, pintar sobre seda, cardenillo llamado vermicular, agua maestra para teñir todos lo colores, platear con bismud o estaño de glassa, para dar color al bronce con cobre, vasos de vidrio que no se quiebren al fuego, barnĂz de menjui, de clara de huevo, para hacer carmĂn, azul, pintar Ăłleo sobre pared y madera, para dorar sin oro, imitar bermellon, teñir madera, hacer laga lĂquida, para hacer albayalde, acercĂłn, genulo, preparar ollĂn para pintura, purpurina, hacer la cola de goma, modo de conservar el agraz, preparaciĂłn de ropas para miniatura, para esmaltar hoja de lata, pintar sobre pared, temple o fresco, para dorar el mármol, dar color nogal a la madera, para hacer tinta china, para dorar sobre pergamino o vitela, para grabar letras de oro sobre piedra, para hacer blancas y lustrosas perlas finas, para que las moscas no se sienten sobre las pinturas, etccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableillustrated with 4 full-page engravingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteañadido en esta Ăşltima impresiĂłncompuesto por don genaro cantelli, de profesiĂłn pintor y dedicale a las almas benditas del purgatorioare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith approval and privilegeswrong pagination on page 279 up until the end, but the work is absolutely completemagnificent bookcurious work very rare given its genre of tratado de barnizes y charoles en que se da el modo de componer uno perfectamente parecido al de la china, y mucho otros, que sirven a la pintura, al dorar, y abrir con otras curiosidades
192 €
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A nice edition of this early 19th century gardening treatise for the use of people who cultivate themselves small estates containing a vegetable garden, a nursery, an orchard, espaliers, a landscaped garden, greenhouses, orangeries and flowerbeds; followed by a treatise on the harvesting, storage and duration of seeds, and on how to eliminate animals and insects harmful to gardeningcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteinside in good condition, handwritten pages at the beginning of the book, light soiling, with a frontispiece and 5 out of text black plates at the end, marbled endpapersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith basic information about flowers and vegetationlouis du bois - pratique simplifiée du jardinage - binding in good condition, work in its original green half sheepskin binding, covers and spine in good condition, signs of wear, spine adorned with gilded quadruple fillets and gilded title
50 €
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The most extensive work is the ciropedia, narration of the education of cyrus king of the persians, in the version of francesco filelfo; followed by the hunting treatise de venatione, in the translation of omnibonus leonicenus, and other texts, including socrates’ apologia and the treatise sulla tirannide by the great humanist leonardo bruni, called leonardo aretinocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemodern full havana-coloured leather binding, spine with 3 raised bands; grey sprayed edgeson the back of the last sheet, at the bottom, colophon with indication of the printer, chronic and topical date of the edition on the left, woodcut typographic brand in the middle, register data on the rightthe work is a rare and very valuable early 16th-century edition of six works by the greek historian xenophon, in a latin translation from the greek originalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein good condition; an overall good text, contained browning on a few pages; few and small woodworm holes on the margins of the central sheetsin the cover page, in addition to the round lowercase lettering used in the other sheets, gothic letters are used for the author's name and capital letters in the second and third lines109 unnumbered sheets, including the cover page with the author’s name and the titles of xenophon’s works included in the volumeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe same scholar points out reproductions of the lyon edition in circa andthe collection, printed in the famous university city of bologna, is admired for the typographic elegance of renaissance tasteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome latin annotations, other always marginal marks and rare underlinings, all written in pen with coeval handwritinggraesse, who points to the bolognese edition among the rarest and most curious of xenophon's texts, incorrectly indicates 108 unnumbered sheets, rather than 109text in latin, printed with elegant round letters and wide use of abbreviations; blank spaces with reference letters instead of the drop caps
365 €
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The most famous treatise of practical mathematics, first published inthe most famous treatise of mathematics and practical geometry, first published intwo putti putti look at her and writegolden titles and decorations on the spine with 5 raised bandsa vademecum to calculate whole numbers, fractions, special prices, feet, inches and lines, followed by "esposizione abbreviata del nuovo sistema di pesi e misure, secondo il metro definitivo, seguita da una sintesi dei calcoli"some writings in ink on the frontispiece and an ownership stampxviii; 346; lxxxvi of tavolecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available), barter rule; fractions and their applications, three-line rule or aspect ratio rule; gold and silver alloysvarious illustrations in the textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiillustrated frontispiece: a woman with bare breasts and open eyes, holding a scale, in this case a symbol of measurements and not of justiceit contains: basic operations, value of the various coins (pounds, cents and denari), grain measurements, wine, inches; discounts, rule of three, business rules (traders, financiers, treasurers and farmers, court commissioners etcfull title: l'arithmétique du sr barreme ou le livre facile pour apprendre l'arithmétique de soi - même, & sans maîtrethe editions published after barrème's death () were completed by his son nicolas (quérard tplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwo putti look at her and writefollowed by "esposizione abbreviata del nuovo sistema di pesi e misure"a beautiful plate on the cover page: a bare-breasted womanour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeouvrage très nécessaire à toute sorte de personnes; aux unes, pour apprendre l'arithmétique; et à ceux qui la savent, pour les aider à rappeler dans leur mémoire quantité de règles qui s'oublient facilement, faute de pratiquefull leather binding with a worn corner, red edges
52 €
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Opposing the bull unigenitus, he withdrew to savoy and wrote a christian-inspired treatise on politics for the duke of savoy, heir to the duke who later became the king of sardiniathis treatise on the education of a prince is the work of one of the most endearing characters of the jansenist party; saint-simon spoke at length about the conversations he had with jacques-joseph duguet at the abbey of la trappe: "we were also deprived of the graces of his conversation and at the same time appalled by the extent of his knowledgehe moved further and further away from the extremist jansenists, which included abbé d'etemare, and died incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available" this edition is enriched with a long biographical introductionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibindings in good condition, works in their period brown full leather bindings, covers and spines in good condition, friction from use, lacks on the spine of the second volume, red edges, adorned ribbed spines, gilded titling and volume numbers on morocco labelsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis posthumous work was published in under the title "institution d'un prince"upon his return to paris, he had to lead a semi-clandestine life interspersed with periods of exileinside in good condition, light soiling, lovely headbands and ornamental initials, marbled endpapersdelivery service provided by chronopost within a few daysabbé jacques-joseph duguet - institution d'un prince ou traité des qualitez des vertus et des devoirs d'un souverain - pages
108 €
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Interesting treatise by the dominican theologian patuzzifirst edition of this treatise on the thorny and much debated subject of existence: the location and existence of helldecorative headpieces and drop caps illustrated or decorative (woodcuts and etchings)beautiful coeval parchment binding, gold title and decorations on the spinevery rare, an excellent and crisp copyi'm a great optimist\t full title: de futuro impiorum statu libri tres, ubi adversin excellent conditionthe author goes through the opinions of philosophers, church fathers and theologians, and addresses topics such as the immortality of the soul, the beliefs of ancient peoples (persians, egyptians, greeks, romans and many other minor ones), and above all theories not in line with the churchdeistas, nuperos origenistas, socinianos, aliosq; novatores ecclesiae catholicae doctrina, de poenarum inferni veritate qualitate et aeternitate asseritur et illustraturcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicardinal martini disagrees and says: "i have the hope that sooner or later everyone will be redeemedcoeval full parchment hardcover, label on the spine with letters and small friezes imprinted in gold; marbled edges; half-cover page; two-tone cover page (red/black), etched brand on the cover page with cardinal insignia of the dedicateededication to giovanni bragadeno, bishop from veronaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevincentio patuzzi verona typis seminarii veronensis \t patuzzi, vincenzo\t ppmy hope is that god will welcome us all"our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecover page printed in red and black with large chalcographic cardinal coat of arms, some illustrated and richly decorated chalcographic initials, head- and tailpiecespatuzzi answers yes and argues
88 €
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The treatise of hygiene (the third volume) is a physiological treatise: moreau analyses the consequences of their physiology on female behaviour, i5 x 12 cm), marbled sheepskin (period binding), adorned smooth spine, title and volume number labels of red and green morocco, gilded fillets framing the covers, speckled edges, [ pages (complete)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewithout prejudice for the time, and looking at things essentially though the lens of the naturalist, observing and bringing facts together, this history of women, not only throughout history but also throughout the nations (the hottentots are often studied) is fascinating in many wayssocial, clothing, cultural, traditional and physical componentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein good condition, very fresh, without foxingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe author is never tempted by a pure naturalism but always questions the relationship of a fact to all the components of womankind, iour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemoreau (jacques) histoire naturelle de la femme, suivi d'un traité d'hygiène appliqué à son régime physique et moralduprat, octavo volumes (19first edition decorated with 11 illustrations engraved on copper (illustrations of genitals, including those of a hermaphrodite) and 2 large fold-out chartsrubbed corners and headcaps, start of a crack on 2 of the hinges at the head (inconsequential)sensitivity and peculiarities
118 €
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Probably the best known treatise on the breeding and rearing of pigeonshardback complete copy by r50 beautiful coloured full page chromo-lithographsslight foxing throughout otherwise vgcfor more information please contact roland on the telephone number provided
450 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield seventh edition of sir edmund beckett's famous rudimentary treatise on design of time pieces and bells, including their hangingwhile it is still present, the drawing has been detached resulting in damage to the binding between the front free end-paper and the page blockrichly illustratedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in very good condition with the exception of the binding at the folding frontispiece drawingthe book has the original maroon quartered leather binding, somewhat worn with usethe frontispiece is a superb fold out of big ben
50 €
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Jean astruc () was a professor of medicine at montpellier and paris, who wrote the first great treatise on syphilis and venereal diseasescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesix volumes?? read moreavec un catalogue chronologique des me´decins qui ont e´crit sur ces maladiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetraite´ des maladies des femmes; ou` l'on a ta^che´ de joindre a` une the´orie solide la pratique la plus su^re & la mieux e´prouve´eare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe was also a bibliophile and textual critic; this edition benefits from a superb historical review of medical writings on womenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesix 12mo volumes: and 258 pages, with five engraved plates, two pages loose in volume 2, a corner of a page in volume 6 missingthis is a second edition of a hugely important work, prepared by his collaborators after astruc's deathprettily bound in calf and gilt
99 €
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Pacii artis lullianae emendatae libri iv coloniae allobrogorum, apud petrum de la roviere, treatise on the "ars magna", a method invented by raimondo lullo (), according to which, also using diagrams and figures, it was possible to connect fundamental concepts, in a sort of mechanical logic, in order to obtain truth in every field of knowledgecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableiulii pacii a beriga csize: approx 10 x 16 x 1 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteregem hispaniarum ob regnum neapolitanum, & serenissare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilugduni, apud claudium landry, legal dissertation on the domination of the sea, drafted in favour of the republic of veniceregii consiliarii et juris ex prima sede in illustri valentina aca-demia professoris, de dominio maris hadriatici disceptatio, inter serenissour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepages: [] brand on the title page and at the endparchment binding with a non-professional old restoration on the spinepages: [] brand on the title pagewoodcut drop capsrempublicam venetamin good conditionin it he endorses the serenissima's right to a power on the gulf of venice intended in the broadest sense of the adriatic seatogether with: iul
256 €
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Important first edition of this famous treatise by maffei against the practice of duel and against the practices and so-called "codes of honour" that fuelled the barbaric and anachronistic practice of duelcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is the most important of all those that have been written on this “scienza cavalleresca” to which the author caused a fatal blowgraesse iv, 334please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteroma: presso francesco gonzaga in via lata, vo (234 x 170 mm); full parchment hardcover, title with gold lettering on a red leather tag on the smooth spine; green sprayed edges; ribbon bookmark; ppmaffei, scipione della scienza chiamata cavalleresca libri tre(); cover page with black lettering; finely engraved initials of the dedication (to pope clement xi) and of the first chapterprov: ownership indication printed within a frame on a label glued on the front counter-plate (ex dono fratris nostri venier nobcondition: slight browning and mildew; a work in very good overall conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigelli; 140: "that of is the first edition of this erudite and interesting work that made much noise in its timeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store" scipione maffei (variant forms: pindemonte, desiderato e brenteatico, orillo)(), erudite, man of letters, in arcadia as a poet, born and died in veronathe name of the author it is derived from the dedication and approvals; in the text the author takes a very clear position against the legitimacy of duels, demonstrating their barbaric origin and putting himself at odds with the mentality of his timeref: it\\iccu\\uboe\\alla santità di nostro signore papa clemente undecimo
160 €
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Oxfam bookshop holmfirth "a historical, theoretical and practical treatise on the science and art of violin making for the use of violin makers and players" a comprehensive guide to the violin, looking at its origins and evolutiondust jacket is not price clipped but has small tears to edges, is colour faded on spine and front, and has stains on spine and a small tear on frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith diagrams and fold out patternshardback, red cloth boards, minimal shelf wear reprint of second edition, with preface written by edno inscriptionsheron-allen inpages yellowed, clean and unmarked, binding intact
22 €
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames paperback with card jacketsize: 12mo - over 6Âľ" - 7Âľ" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read more103 pages including advertisementsclean and bright, jacket has nicks and small tears and is taped in two places on the reverse side, not price-clipped, in good condition only
10 €
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Its inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumsthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvings
(England)
24 €
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The parchment, written on vellum in the name of pope innocent xi, shows the names of the doctor and the pope in pure gold, at the bottom there is the signature of the notables of the time, including the signature of carlo valois dubourgdieu, author of the famous treatise on the plague, proto-medical general of the papal states and for a time, also likely archiater to the popecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetommaso coraccio in the papal statesvery rare license to practice the profession of doctor issued to dr
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Rops, follows the treatise step by step, offering a rich repertoire of the fin-de -siécle artistic and decorative sensibilitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableblue half leather binding, marbled paper on the plates and endpapers; spine with five raised bands, friezes, title, author, place and date of publication printed in goldplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteinside, original polychrome paperback with typographic data within a floral illustration; 2 blank sheets, half-title page, title page, xii numbered pages including two prefaces, enriched by delicate etchings, 312 numbered pages plus two sheets with index and imprimatur and a blank sheetfriezes and illustrations on each page of the text, etching and lithographs, printed in multiple colours or monochrome, and 10 beautiful tipped-in colour plates; the beautiful illustrations, made by the french illustrators hare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitext in french with uncut pagesin good condition, first editionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
54 €
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A theological treatise on the spirit, which also dwells on angels) and an institutio moraliscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablered sprayed edgesthe rare and interesting volume includes various writings of philosophy and theologyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwo small loose sheets: one, made in pencil, pen and brown ink and left unfinished, it bears the drawing of a rustic portal with telamons; the second has a pen drawing with watercolouring delineated on one side, which depicts a noble coat of arms within a baroque frame: truncated, in the upper section of a tower (or door?) with three battlements, in the lower one a six-point star; the shield is surmounted by a helmet facing left; the loose sheet with the coat of arms bears, on the back, a printed text (datable around the xviii century) which refers to a "congregation" of rivoli (city now in the province of turin)96 watercolour drawings, made on full page in pen, brush, ink and brown watercolour: 95 are large elements framing the titles of the treatises included in the codex and the chapters that make up the treatises; another full-page drawing is a schematic depiction of a philosophical reasoning, enriched with plant ornaments and a half human figureconsidering the content of the pages, it is not unlikely that the volume contains study texts in use at a monastery or conventare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikispine with five raised bands; fillet pane with central fleuron and dotted friezes on the inner corners, all printed in goldcoeval full brown spotted leather bindingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store302 sheets handwritten in pen in italics with texts in latinsome ornate initials; beautiful tailpieces drawn in pen with friezes, natural and landscape elementsother than arguments of logic and metaphysics, the codex includes a compendium pneumatice (ithe main reason for interest of the book lies, perhaps, in the rich ornamentation, with a pleasant and whimsical effectsuch decorations are characterised by a rather naive hatching and almost never have the expertise of a proven artist; however, the unknown draughtsman (if it was only one) strives to vary the compositional schemes and shows an uncommon imagination: he associates elements with volutes of still seventeenth century taste with almost rocaille motifs, grotesque masks with animals existing in nature (such as owls, mice and rabbits), fearful or ridiculous invented monsters with weaves of branches, roots and leavesin excellent condition; limited retouches to the binding; slightly browned interior
427 €
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This short treatise on renaissance statecraft and power has been controversial and inspiring since its first publication 500 years agomachiavelli based the prince on his profound understanding of human nature
9 €
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Rare treatise on physics by professor falguières on electric currents, divided into two parts (in one volume) "the first, deals with preliminaries and measurements in direct currentfalguières: mesures électriques (2 parts in 1 volume) with a foreword by lillustrations: 684 and 206 in text figuresbook published in the collection "bibliothèque de l'ingénieur electricien-mécanicien" under the direction of lfriction on the crowns and spineinside clean, yellowed pages but no foxing286pp, bound in 1 thick octavo volumecondition: sound bindingpart 2: généralités - mesures en courant alternatifcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepreserved coversprovenance: from the legrand deldron library (bookplate); member of the antarctic expedition taare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiparis, albin michel, volumes of 646ppthe second deals with measurements in alternating current and magnetic measurements" (foreword)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize: thick octavo (17 x 25part 1: préliminaires - mesures en courant continuour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeabundantly illustrated with 890 in text engravingsbinding: marbled half sheepskin binding, adorned ribbed spine, gilded title, author and volume number
35 €
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His most important publication, the academia todesca, better known as the teutsche academie, was the first comprehensive treatise on the history of art written in german5 x 49 cm publishedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoriginal in very good overall conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the latter part of his life, sandrart settled in nuremberg and turned to publishing projects and teachingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesometimes referred to as the “german vasari,” joachim von sandrart, born in frankfurt, trained first as a printmaker, notably in nuremberg, and in prague with aegidius sadelerafter a long and successful career in the foremost artistic circles in england, italy, and the netherlands, he returned to germany and painted for emperor ferdinand iii, for which he was ennobled insandrart engraving size: 37
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49 €
