1691 HOROLOGY Geometry Clocks Sun DIALS Illustrated Cistercian Monk Madelaine

Pierre de Madelaine’s “Treatise on Horlogiography” is a rare 17^th-century history of horology. First published in 1641, this work was written to describe horology through the lens of geometry – a purely mathematical approach to horology. Madelaine, a Cistercian monk and part of the Fueuillants Congregation, included numerous impressive engravings throughout his book – illustrations that depict the instruments used in the practice and study of horology including sundials, clocks, geometric figures, and descriptions on the behavior of the moon.

Item number: #24826

Price: $750

MAGDELAINE, Pierre de Sainte Marie

Traité d'horlogiographie, contenant plusieurs manieres de construire, sur toutes surfaces, toutes sortes de lignes horaires & autres cercles de la sphere

Lyon: chez Leonard Plaignard, 1691.

Details:

·       Collation: Complete with all pages

o   [12], 324

o   70 plates

·        References: USTC 662227

·       Language: French

·       Binding: Leather; tight and secure

·       Size: ~6.25in X 4in (15.5cm x 10.5cm)

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