1645 Scarce and second corrected and enlarged edition of this profusely illustrated work (published the first time in 1641) on astronomic measurements and time calculation, including the way to build sundials and other clocks from stone and wood. Profusely illustrated with 76 engravings by Sainte Marie Magdeleine, Pierre. TraittŽ dÕHorlogiographie, contenant plusieurs manieres de construire sur toutes surfaces, toute sortes de ligne horaires: et autres cercles de la Sphere. Avec quelques instruments pour la mme pratique, et pour connaistre les heures durant la nuit ; et l'heure du flus et du reflus de la mer. Plus la mŽthode de couper en pierre ou en bois les corps rŽguliers et autres Poly‘dres, par le cube et par le cylindre. Revu, corrigŽ et augmentŽ en cette seconde Ždition, de plusieurs propositions et figures. A Paris, Chez Franois LÕAnglois, dit Chartres 1645. [Paris: Franois Chartre, 1645]. Large 12mo (153x91 mm), contemporary vellum with handwritten title on spine, red sprinkled edges, ff. [1 frontispiece], [10], pp. 392. Complete. Engraved frontispiece with a castle and various fields of dials. 76 numbered copper-plates (two folding) with some repeated plates (13, 19, 25, 26, 34, 41, 44, 45 and 60), in order to explain a similar topic. Plate 33, even if mentioned in the text, was never printed. Condition: Professional, neat repairs at the inner blank margin with reinforced spine and small pin-holes; some water stains of pages but nothing to impact the text or the plates - in most cases the corners are affected with few pages towards the end of the book showing more water stains. Bibliographic References: Houzeau-Lancaster 11455; Polak 8584; Deutsches Museum, Libri rari 219.

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