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1349 - HOSTE, Jean l'. Summary of the Artificial Sphere and Its Use, Geneva (Ioan de Tournes & Iacques de la Pierre), 1629. In-8°, scale-patterned sheepskin (heavily rubbed), ribbed spine, gilt (faded, some losses in the leather), 204 pp., woodcut figures and illustrations in the text, title in red and black, text slightly browned throughout, armorial bookplate.
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HOSTE, Jean l'. Summary of the Artificial Sphere and Its Use, Geneva (Ioan de Tournes & Iacques de la Pierre), 1629. In-8°, scale-patterned sheepskin (heavily rubbed), ribbed spine, gilt (faded, some losses in the leather), 204 pp., woodcut figures and illustrations in the text, title in red and black, text slightly browned throughout, armorial bookplate. A rare work intended to accompany and complement the pair of bronze globes completed by the Lorraine mathematician L'Hoste (1570–1631) in 1629 after eight years of work, now preserved in the Historical Museum of Lorraine. H & L 9643. Provenance: the library of Jean-Nérée RONFORT (1943–2012)
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