EUCLID Die Sechs Erste Bücher...Vom anfang oder drund der Geometrj. In welchen der rechte grund niet allain der Geometrj (versteh alles kunstlichen / gwisen / vnd vortailigen gebrauchs des Zirckels / Linials oder Richtscheittes vnd anderer werckzeüge / so zu allerlaj abmessen dienstlich) sonder auch der fürnemsten stuck vnd vortail der Rechenkhunst fürgeschriben vnd dargethan ist. Auß Griechischer sprach in die Teütsch gebracht / aigentlich erklärt / Auch mit verstendlichen Exempeln gründlichen Figuren / und allerlaj den nutz für augen stellenden Anhängen gezieret / Dermassen vormals in Teütscher sprach nie gesehen worden...Durch Wilhelm Holzmann genant Xylander von Augsburg. Basle, J. Kündig for Oporinus 1562.
Sm.-folio. (8) lvs. (of 12: lacking 4 lvs. Errata as mostly; 1st blank); 185 pp., (1) p. (blank). With numerous woddcut diagrams. (Bound after:) EUCLID - DASYPODIUS,C.: Analyseis geometricae sex librirum...Primi et quinti factae a Christiano Herlino: Reliquae una cum commentariis, & Scholiis perbrevibus in eodem sex libros Geometricos: à Cunrado Dasypodio...(Strasbourg), J. Rihel 1566. Sm.-folio. (4), XCVIII, (2) lvs. (last blank). With numerous woddcut diagrams. Modern sheep-skin (slightly rubbed, small tears to head and foot of spine). I: First complete German edition of the 6 planimetric books of the "elements". II: First editon of the analytical supplement by Dasypodius. I: In 1532 an introduction to geometry based on the works of Euclid appeared in German by Wolfgang Schmid (1539 reprinted), and subsequently Otmar in Augsburg in 1555 published the first German partial translation of books 7-9 of the "Elemente" as a supplement. This is followed by the complete edition of the books 1-6 present, simultaneously published in Augsburg and Basel. II: From 1564 Conrad Rauchfuss (Dasypodius) in Straßburg published a Greek-Latin parallel edition of Euclid, which carried on from the Zamberti-Faber-editions. These were intended for use in mathematics lessons for the senior classes at the protestant grammar school founded by J. Sturm of Strasburg, which in 1567 became an Academy with the right to award doctor's degrees and which became a University in the 17th century (see Steck p. 70); a short address to the reader (Title verso) by Johannes Sturm(ius) is included. Bookplate. Book-block broken. New free endpapers (front loose, rear soiled), rear original free endpaper preserved and bound in (water-marked). I: First quire printed in red and black. Slightly browned throughout, last leaf water-marked, some old marginalia. Minor spotting. II: Title browned and loose, marginal paper defects. Slightly browned throughout, in places finger-stained (particularly first leaves and last blank) some old marginalia and underlinings. I: Thomas-Stanford 36; Steck III, 63; Riccardi (Euclid) 419; Smith 11; VD16, E 4169; Adams E 1017; BMSTC (German Books) 288. II: Thomas-Stanford 16; Steck III, 74; Riccardi (Euclid) 421); VD16, E 4150; Ritter 1142; Adams E 1015; BMSTC (German Books) 288 (fälschlich auf 1564 datiert).
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