[HUSWIRT, Johannes]. Arithmetice lilium triplicis practice atque pulcherrime utputa, tum in integris tum in factoris, tum in projectilibus... Show more[HUSWIRT, Johannes]. Arithmetice lilium triplicis practice atque pulcherrime utputa, tum in integris tum in factoris, tum in projectilibus adiunctis nonullis mercatoribus regulis ... [Cologne, Cornelius de Zyrickzee], 1511. 4to, 1 l (b.) + 40p + 1 l (b), with large woodcut on verso of title and large woodcut coat of arms on verso of last leaf; some compemtporary annotations; copy in recent boards. This rare treatise is "one of the earliest [works] printed in Germany on the Arabic system" (De Morgan). According to David Eugene Smith, in the addenda to his Rara Arithmetica, this is a verbatim reprint of the first edition of Huswirt's Enchiridion of 1501. The book "is divided into four tractati, and includes the fundamental operations through evolution, a brief treatment of abacus or line reckoning, common fractions, rule of three, partnership, and over twenty miscellaneous rules. Adams A1974 (imperfect); see De Morgan, p. 3 and Smith, pp. 74 and 507; not in the British Library; not in NUC. Woodcut Crucifixion, by Lucas Cranach (?) verso of t.p.; woodcut coat-of-arms on verso of last leaf. Show less
Vellum. Composite volume, including a complete copy of Carmen de algorismo, a Latin translation of Al-Khwarismi's lost treaties on arithmetic. Main... Show moreVellum. Composite volume, including a complete copy of Carmen de algorismo, a Latin translation of Al-Khwarismi's lost treaties on arithmetic. Main Heritage Display General HC.MS.2017.0003 Manuscripts Item-ID: i24880292 BIB-ID: 2525628 Show less