Author

Stevin, Simon, 1548-1620

Uniform title

Wisconstighe ghedachtenissen. French

Title

Les œuvres mathematiques de Simon Stevin de Bruges. : Ou sont inserées les memoires mathematiques, esquelles s'est exercé le tres-haut & tres-illustre prince Maurice de Nassau, Prince d'Aurenge, Gouverneur des Provinces des Païs-bas unis, General par mer & par terre, &c. / Le tout reveu, corrigé, & augmenté par Albert Girard Samielois, mathematicien..

Varying form of title

Oeuvres mathematiques de Simon Stevin de Bruges

Imprint

A Leyde : Chez Bonaventure & Abraham Elsevier, imprimeurs ordinaires de l'Université,, Anno MDCXXXIV. [1634]

Physical description

6 v. in 1 ([8], 222, [2], 678, [2] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 35 cm (folio)

Note

Signatures: *⁴ A-S⁶ T⁴, a-z⁶ aa-zz⁶ aaa⁶ bbb⁴ ccc-lll⁶ (lll6 blank).

Note

Half-title: "Les œuvres mathematiques de Simon Stevin, augmentées par Albert Girard.".

Note

Title-page printed in red and black; title-page vignette (printer's device).

Note

Head- and tail- pieces; initials.

Note

Text printed in double columns.

Note

Translation of: Hypomnemata mathematica, which was collected and translated from the original Dutch. Volume 1 appeared separately in 1625; v.2-v.5 form part of the Memoirs of Prince Maurice of Nassau; the parts of v 6 were printed separately in 1618. cf. Willems, 413.

Note

Includes index to v.1.

Note

Vols. 2-6 paged continuously.

Note

Page 529 (leaf yy1r) has a diagram pasted onto the lower part of the leaf, obscuring some text.

Note

With list of contents on leaf *4v.

Formatted contents note

Contents: I. L'arithmetique. Les six livres d'Algebre de Diophante d'Alexandrie: dont les quatre premiers sont de la traduction de Simon Stevin; & les deux derniers sont nouvellement traduicts par Albert Girard. La practique d'arithmetique de Simon Stevin. Suivent les memoires mathematiques du Prince Maurice de Nassau. -- II. La cosmographie, contenant: La doctrine des triangles, La geographie, & L'astronomie. -- III. La practique de geometrie. -- IV. L'art ponderaire, ou la statique. -- V. L'optique. -- VI. La castrametation, La fortification par escluses. La fortification.

Citation/references note

CLC, S1773

Provenance

Pressmark of Seth Ward (1617-1689): E.1.28.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.” pasted over Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate with inscription “This book belongs to the library of the Cathedral Church of New Sarum. James Evans, D. D. Librarian. 1817.”

Binding

17th-century parchment over paper boards; sewn on five supports; boards decorated with blind fillets intersecting to form rectangular frame towards perimeter of boards, with blind centrepiece stamp; spine with five raised bands; text block edges sprinkled blue; remains of two pairs of ties at fore-edge; manuscript waste used as spine lining (just visible through cracked joints).

Subject

Astronomy Early works to 1800.

Subject

Mathematics Early works to 1800.

Subject

Mechanics Early works to 1800.

Subject

Fortification Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Diophantus, of Alexandria Arithmetica. French.

Added entry--name

Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1567-1625

Added entry--name

Girard, Albert, 1595-1632 editor.

Added entry--name

Elzevir, Bonaventure, 1583-1652 printer.

Added entry--name

Elzevir, Abraham, 1592-1652 printer.

Added entry--name

Ward, Seth, 1617-1689 former owner.

Added entry--place

Netherlands Leiden.
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