EUCLIDES. Elementorum Geometricorun libri XV.Basel, Johannes Herwagen, 1546.

Folio, mm. 305x200; Binding of the beginning of the XVIIIth century, Full marbled calf, golden titles and ornaments on the spine, marbled end papers; pp. [8], 587, [1]; Printer’s device at the Title page and at the verso of the last leaf, nice illustrated initials and hundreds of geometrical figures within the text. Notes of possession on the Titlepage dated 1774, stamp ‘Lycée Impérial de Strasbourg’, Ex libris with device pasted at the back inside cover.

Rare and important edition edited by Melanchthon. Zeitlinger: “it is "the first complete edition of Euclid’s works.”

It is here published the entire corpus of Euclid's works: the volume opens with the fifteen books of the Elements in the translation of Campano, from the Arabic version, and Zamberti, from greek text: the first 13 books are accompanied by the important comments of Theon, the last deu are followed by the comment of Hypsiclis; follow the Phaenomena, Catoptrica, and Data. In this last part it has published the "de Levi & Pondereso", a fragment that was discovered at the time of the first edition of this book, in 1537. Opera valuable from the point of typography: the Theon's comments are in elegant cursive , a very small body; text in Roman characters, two different bodies; Johannes Hervagius was the first to enter the geometric figures within the text which, in previous years, were imprinted on margins. This specimen is complete with six pages of the preface by Melanchthon, often censored or missing.

Stanford: “From many copies this introduction has been removed by the clerical censor who has added his stamp.” Riccardi I 647; Thomas-Stanford 11; Adams E 975.

Slight sign of dampstain and small wormhole in the upper right margin of the last pages, fine specimen with wide margins. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE