CONIC PEACOCKING

Huret's Nouveau Traité D'Architecture, D'Optique, De Portraiture et Peinture (Paris 1670, folio) was the final salvo in the bitter fight over the perspective theories of Desargues and Bosse. Huret shows off his knowledge of conic geometry through the representation of portraits, animals, architecture and landscapes. Self-published and the only edition.

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MADE FOR A PRINCE

Quarteroni's manuscript Nuovo Metodo di Fortifizazioni Militari (Rome 1709, folio) sets rules for siting and building of fortifications and uses geometry to offer strategies for strengthening city centers and protecting industrial sites.

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STRATEGIC GEOMETRY

Gaiani's Arte Di Maneggiar La Spada A Piedi, et A Cavallo (Loano 1619, 4to) is a dialog on fencing between a master and a student. They discuss swords, strokes, strategy, mounted fencing and the mathematics of offense and defense. Only edition.

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MATHEMATICIAN TO THE STARS

Beutel's Arboretum Mathematicum (Dresden 1669, 4to), an instruction manual for astrological geometry, provides horoscopes of celebrities past and present. It is bound with the first edition of the first complete catalog of the Dresden Wunderkammer (Dresden 1671, 4to).

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ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS & CHRONOLOGY

Lauret's La Doctrine Des Temps Et De L'Astronomie Universelle (Paris 1598, folio) treats the general concepts of time and its units of measure. He uses astronomical data to determine the dates of long past events. Only edition.

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IT WAS HERS TO START

This notebook originally belonged to Anna Marij Frans (d. 1717). She wrote some Dutch verses in the front, and her ?son used it for arithmetic exercises. In 1703, she gave it to her new husband, Pieter Moentack — one of the wealthiest citizens of Bruges. He recorded over a thousand wine and liquor sales over eight years (Bruges 1700-15, 4to), keeping track of place, date, buyer and cost.

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INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

Bergier's Archemeron (Paris 1617, 8vo) is a landmark in geography, horology and navigation. Bergier was the first Christian to propose a location for the date line. This copy is bound in the arms of the Marquis de Ménars, and includes both the first edition and the expanded second (Reims 1629, 8vo).



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