Perspectivae communis libri tres

by John Peckham

$4,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Cologne: Heirs of Arnold Birckmann, 1580. 4to. i , 47 ie., 46 leaves. With numerous geometrical text diagrams. Quarter vellum and marbled paper over boards; some light foxing to scattered leaves, otherwise a very nice copy. Item #14152 Rare illustrated edition of this classic work on optics, the most influential and widely read treatise on perspective and its underlying optical basis. Written in the second half of the

• Binding: Leather

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