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De superficierum diuisionibus liber / Machometo Bagdedino ascriptus ; nunc primum Ioannis Dee ..., & Federici Commandini ... opera in lucem editus ; Federici Commandini de eadem re libellus.

Bagdadi, Muhammad, author.; Commandino, Federico, 1509-1575.; Dee, John, 1527-1608.; Concordia, Girolamo, active 1564-1617, printer.; Casaubon, John, 1590- signer.
1570
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Title
De superficierum diuisionibus liber / Machometo Bagdedino ascriptus ; nunc primum Ioannis Dee ..., & Federici Commandini ... opera in lucem editus ; Federici Commandini de eadem re libellus.
Created/published
Pisauri : Apud Hieronymum Concordiam, MDLXX. [1570]
Description
[8], 76 p. : ill. ; 20 cm (4to)
Associated name
Bagdadi, Muhammad, author.
Commandino, Federico, 1509-1575.
Dee, John, 1527-1608.
Concordia, Girolamo, active 1564-1617, printer.
Casaubon, John, 1590- signer.
Note
Formerly attributed to Euclid. Cf. Archibald, R.C., Euclid's book on division of figures, p. 1-7, and John Dee's prefatory letter to Commandini, p. [5-8].

Italian translation by F. Viani de' Malatesti published with same imprint under title: "Libro del modo di dividere le superficie attribuito a' Machometo Bagdedino." Cf. Rose, Adams, Brunet.

Date precedes name of printer on title page

Signatures: [cross]⁴ A-H⁴ I⁶.

Engraved title-vignette (printer's mark?), headpieces, historiated initials.

Errata: p. [8].
Cited/described in
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, M1892
Rose, P.L. Italian Renaissance of mathematics, p. 199-200
Riccardi Bib. matematica, I:361 (under Commandino)
Genre/form
Underscoring.
Place of creation/publication
Italy -- Pesaro.

Call number
220- 403q
Folger-specific note
Folger copy: section of title page cut away, not affecting text.

Folger copy: in early vellum laced-case binding. Autograph: Johannes Casaubonus Isaaci F. Manuscript notes; underscoring.

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