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Friday 16 December 2016, 10:30 AM • Rome

Gnomonica - Castrone, Benedetto

Brevissimum gnomonices castronianae compendium... , 1744

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Palermo, Stefano Amato, 1744. In 4°. Con 3 tavole di diagrammi ripiegate fuori testo in fine volume incise in rame, elegante legatura in marocchino rosso scuro, con decorazione impressa in oro, piatti inquadrati da duplice cornice con fregio centrale a rombo, di motivi fitomorfi, dorso a 6 nervi con fregi floreali ai comparti, tagli dorati, lievi restauri e mancanze. Ex libris nobiliare incollato al contropiatto.
Unica edizione molto rara di questo pregevole compendio dell’arte gnomonica; l’opera segna il completamento dei precedenti studi stampati dal Castrone (1686-1748) sul tema applicativo degli orologi solari. Riccardi I-301, n.7.

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