Bidspirit auction | 1614 SURVEYING BY COSIMO BARTOLI

1614 SURVEYING BY COSIMO BARTOLI ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED DEL MODO DI MISURARE - BARTOLI, Cosimo (1503-1572) Del modo di misurare le distantie, le superficie, i corpi, le piante, le provincie, le prospettive, e tutte le altre cose terrene, che possono occorrere a gli huomini, secondo le vere regole d'Euclide, e de gli altri più lodati scrittori (On the way of measuring distances, surfaces, bodies, plants, provinces - classic of surveying illustrated with numerous explanatory drawings of popular interest) Venice: Combi; 1614. Size 7 by 9.5” Title page within architectural border, portrait of the author and numerous woodcuts in the text, uncut (lacking the 2 folding plates, a few small wormtracks to outer margin not touching text, light dampstain to lower corner of last few leaves). Original cardboard bindingwith manuscript title to the spine Text in Italian Cosimo Bartoli (1503 – 1572) was an Italian diplomat, mathematician, philologist, and humanist. He worked and lived in Rome and Florence and took minor orders. He was a friend of architect and writer Giorgio Vasari, and helped him to get his Vite ready for publication. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold ”as-is”, refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions will ship all lots domestically for $25.00 per lot. Combined and international shipping are available. The rates will be provided upon request.