April 27, 2020
In this rare book video chat, I’ll share a 17th century English Everlasting Almanac. It sheds light on how the complex calculations for the date of Easter are connected with the history of Computers.
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October 2, 2010
LARGE OBLONG FOLIO: 145 Magnificent Engraved Plates
“INCLUDING PALACES, GARDENS, HISTORIES, AND OTHER THINGS IN ITALY WORTH VIEWING”
Baur, Joh Wilhelm. Iconographia, complectens in se passionem miracula, vitam Christi universam, necnon prospectus rarissimorum portuum, palatiorum hortorum, historiamque aliarum rerum, quæ per Italiam spectatu sunt dignæ … incisæ a Melch. Kyssel. [Augsburg, M. Kysel] Augustæ Vindelicorum 1682. 145 of 146 plates, frontis, 1 general t.p., 4 divisional title pages; lacking only plate 29 in part I and thus one of the most complete copies sold at auction. OBLONG FOLIO 36 x 27.5 cm., Engraved portrait mounted on blank flyleaf, general t.p. heavily creased and worn, first divisional t.p., also creased, some soiling, foxing, last several plates also with creasing, some old sanguine numbering (incorrectly numbering some plates, corrected in pencil); the whole in half vellum and marbled boards as depicted. Part 1: Emblematic engravings and the Life of Christ, 36 of 37 plates; Part II: Birth and Miracles of Christ, 37 plates; Part III: Views in Italy 36 plates; Part IV: Seaports, Gardens, and Palaces, 37 plates.
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