A geometricall extraction for all affected to the mathematickes : with sundry strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by perspective glasses, to set forth the true... (DS617) (Q2917)

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A geometricall extraction for all affected to the mathematickes : with sundry strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by perspective glasses, to set forth the true... (DS617)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9960311683503681, Oversize LJS 321)

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    A geometricall extraction for all affected to the mathematickes : with sundry strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by perspective glasses, to set forth the true disscription or exact plat of a whole region, very plesant and full of delight in practis, also, most profitable to all surveighers, or others that are desirous to make any inclosure, with a treaty of...
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    Astronomical instruments--Early works to 1800
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    Bristol, John Digby, Earl of, 1580-1654
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    Real property--England--To 1500
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    Mathematics--Early works to 1800
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    To 1500
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    Geometry--Early works to 1800
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    Early works to 1800
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    English, with a fragment from a document in Latin (f. 76-78)
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    Levington
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    Extent: 70 leaves : paper, colored illustrations ; 430 x 312 mm bound to 440 x 320 mm +
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    paper, colored illustrations
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    Title from title page (f. 1r).
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    Origin: Written in Levington (Suffolk, England) in 1648 by John Darker, perhaps a member of the Dacres family, whose coat of arms appears on the title page (f. 1r).
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    Ms. codex.
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    Watermarks: Similar to Briquet Fleur de lis 7211, armorial watermark with crowned fleur-de-lis and pendant initials WR but no initials within the shield; urn with initials PDE surmounted by a crescent and urn with initials AV surmounted by a flower (Richmond Herald document); 2 candlesticks with initials SSDB (impeachment articles copy, 1616); unicorn (James I response copy, 1621).
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    Foliation: Paper and parchment, i (18th-century paper) + 75 (17th-century paper) + 3 (15th-century parchment) + i (18th-century paper); [1-2], 3-75, [76-78]; later foliation in ink, upper right recto.
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    Script: Written in cursive script, with the appended documents in 17th-century secretary script and 15th-century Gothic cursive.
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    Decoration: Color title page with figures using mathematical instruments, architectural details, insects, and the Dacres coat of arms (f. 1r); 7 elaborate ink drawings of individuals using sectors and quadrants in various settings (f. 56r-59v); geometrical diagrams throughout.
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    Binding: 18th-century reversed calf, rebacked, with modern morocco labels; stab sewn.
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    Formerly owned by Jacob Winsor, 1667 (inscription, title page, f. 1r).
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    Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2013.
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    Sold by Simon Finch Rare Books (London) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, August 1999.
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    Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 15 July 1999, lot 45.
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    4 August 2023
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    4 August 2023
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