(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 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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Speidell, John, active 1600-1634
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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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To 1500
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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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1648.
17. century
1648
1648
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Extent: 70 leaves : paper, colored illustrations ; 430 x 312 mm bound to 440 x 320 mm +
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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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