Adriani Metii Alcmariani Arithmeticae libri duo, et geometriae lib. VI : huic adiungitur trigonometriae planorum methodus succincta : altera veró, praeter alia, nova regulae proportionalis inventa proponit : et quaecunque loca adversus hostium insultus iuxta hoc seculo praxin (quam fortificationem vocant) munire solide docet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metius, Adriaan Adriaansz, 1570-1635.

Elzevier Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU

Contributor:

Elzevir, Abraham, 1592-1652, publisher.

Elzevir, Bonaventure, 1583-1652, publisher.

Balck, Uldericus, printer.

Elzevier Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Early works to 1800.

Mathematics.

Geometry--Early works to 1800.

Geometry.

Penn Provenance:

Krumbhaar, E. B. (Edward Bell), 1882- (donor) (autograph) (bookplate)

Craven, J. B. (James Brown), 1850-1924 (bookplate)

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages, 118 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 308, that is, 320 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 102, that is, 104 pages, 14 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Arithmeticae libri duo

Geometriae libri VI

Place of Publication:

Lugd. Batavorum : Ex officina Elzeviriana, anno MDCXXVI [1626]

Notes:

Published by Abraham and Bonaventure Elzevir; printed by Uldericus Balck. Cf. Willems and Rahir.

The "Geometriae libri VI", has combined parts 1 & 2 and parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 each have special t.p. with imprint (with slight variation): Franekerae, Excudebat Uldericus Balck, ordinum Frisiae [et] eorundem Academiae Typographus. Anno 1625.

Signatures: (*)⁴ (.?.)⁴ A-O⁴ P⁴(-P4), ²pi1 A-2N⁴ chi² 2O-2P⁴ 2Q⁸ 2R-3F⁴ 2G⁴ 2H².

Page numbers 233-240, fourth count, repeated in sequence.

Engraved illustrated t.p.

Woodcuts: devices; initials; ill.; head- and tail-pieces.

Errata on p. [16], first count; p. [2], third count.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: p. 295 (2O4), fourth count, torn on outside margin with no loss of text.

Binding: spine has 19th century waste paper.

Bound with: Lansberg, Philips van. Philippi Lansbergii Chronologiae sacrae libri III. Middelburgi : Excudebat vidua & haeredes Simonis Moulertij, illustrium Zelandiae Ordd. typographi, MDCXXV [1625].

Cited in:

Copinger, H.B. Elzevier Press 3061

Willems, A. Elzevier 255

Rahir, E. Elzevier 216

Berghman, G. Suppl. à Willems 154

OCLC:

60357496