Delle misure d'ogni genere antiche, e moderne con note letterarie, e fisico-matematiche, a giovamento di qualunque architetto.
Brescia: Giovanni Battista Bossini, 1760.
1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good. Item #003027
4to (285 x 203 mm). xxiv, 208 pp. Allegorical engraved frontispiece by Giampiccoli, also containing the author's portrait in oval, engraved vignette on title-page, large copper-engraved initials, two folding engraved plates. All pages uncut. Contemporary carta rustica (little browned and soiled, corners bumped and scuffed). Little browning and spotting in outer margins, but generally a clean and crisp copy. Provenance: Giancarlo Beltrame Library. ----
Riccardi I/1, 383:1; Roller-Goodman I, 261; Honeyman 779; Sotheran I, 7079; Cicognara 484 - FIRST EDITION of Cristiani's comprehensive scientific presentation of the history of surveying. Cristiani (1731-1811) was an architect, engineer and mathematician. His present work refers to Galileo, Newton, Castelli, Leibniz, Riccioli, Snell a.o. "Tutte le opere di questo sommo matematico, e ingegnere sono da' tenersi in pregio fra le migliori di questo genere" (Cicognara). - Visit our website for additional images and information.
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