Rondelli, Geminiano / Euclides - Sex priora Euclidis geometrica elementa, denuò clarioribus auctorum demonstrationibus [...] - 1684

Rondelli, Geminiano - Euclides Sex priora Euclidis geometrica elementa, denuò clarioribus auctorum demonstrationibus, una cum brevissimo proportionum tractatu in gratiam studiosae iuventutis eddita, ac illustrissimo domino D. Joanni Francisco Polo patricio veneto consecrata. Bononiae: typis Iosephi Longi, 1684. 8vo, 166 x 106 mm, coeval full parchment binding, title handwritten on the spine, red sprayed edges; pp. [16] , 296. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. The initials of the editor Geminiano Rondelli (H. R.) appear in the preface. Coat of arms (of the dedicatee Giovan Francesco Polo?) on the cover page. Uncommon treatise of Euclidean geometry, richly illustrated, edited by Geminiano Rondelli (1652-1739) , priest, lecturer of mathematics in Bologna, with the task of explaining in alternating years the Euclid’s mathematics and Ptolemy’s astronomy; then professor of hydrometry in Padua. Origin: Handwritten ownership indication on the front counter-plate (Jacobus de Romanellis, 1744) . Ref. : IT\\ICCU\\BVEE\\023040 (10 copie) . OCLC, 730102949. Condition: Slight signs of use to the binding (back hinge slightly loose) . Very light mildew. Definitely a very good copy, nearly excellent. Weight: 240 gr.