Author
Pierre de Sainte Marie Madelaine, Dom.
Title
Traitté d'horlogiographie, : contenant plusieurs manieres de construire sur toutes surfaces, toutes sortes de lignes horaires: & autres cercles de la sphere. Auec quelques instrumens pour la mesme pratique, & pour cognoistre les heures durant la nuict: & l'heure du flus & reflus de la mer. Plus la methode de couper en pierre ou en bois les corps reguliers par le cube & par le cylindre. / Par D. P. de St. M. Magdeleine, Fueillent..
Varying form of title
Traité d'horlogiographie
Varying form of title
Traitte d'horlogiographie
Imprint
A Paris, : chez Melchior Tavernier, en l'Isle du Palais à la Sphere Royale., M. DC. XLI. [1641]
Physical description
[20], 98, 103-240, [12] p., [1], 58 [i.e. 60] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 15 cm (8vo)
Note
Signatures: ã⁸ ẽ² A-P⁸ Q⁴ (-Q3, Q4 blank).
Note
The plates have a separate engraved title page (plate): "Figures pour le Traitté d'horlogiographie". In this copy, this plate is bound at the the beginning of the volume.
Note
Two plates are numbered 4 and two 43.
Note
Title page ornament; head-pieces; initials.
Note
Plate 51 is folded.
Citation/references note
CLC, S81
Provenance
Pressmark of Seth Ward (1617-1689) on upper endleaves: B:6:20.
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”
Binding
17th-century dark brown calf over paper boards; sewn on three supports; boards decorated with blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards perimeter of boards (very worn); blind roll around board edges (very worn); smooth spine.
Copy-specific note
Plates 57 and 58 bound in the wrong location; some plates bound upside-down.
Subject
Sundials Early works to 1800.
Subject
Dialing Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Tavernier, Melchior, -1641 printer.
Added entry--name
Ward, Seth, 1617-1689 former owner.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
B15805
UKSbSC
20240102144344.5