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"THE FIRST GREAT GENERAL WORK ON MATHEMATICS PRINTED" (SMITH) "THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WORK IN THE HISTORY OF CAPITALISM" THE BARON-LANDAU - HANS FÜRSTENBERG COPY . Second edition, very rare, a close reprint of the first edition (Venice, 1494), and a copy with distinguished provanence. The Summa is a work of enormous importance on several levels. It is the first mathematical encyclopaedia of the Renaissance, "the first great general work on mathematics printed" (Smith, Rara arithmetica, p. 56), and the first printing of any of the works of the great thirteenth-century mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, called Fibonacci (c. 1175-c. 1250), and of Pacioli's friend, the brilliant mathematician and artist Piero della Francesca (1416-92). The first part of the Summa is the first printed comprehensive treatment of algebra and arithmetic, based largely on Fibonacci's 1202 Liber Abaci which famously introduced Arabic numbers to the West, and which was itself in part a translation of the treatises on algebra and arithmetic of the Persian mathematician and astronomer Muhammad ibn MÅ«sÄ al-KhwÄ rizmÄ« (c. 780-c. 850) (the word algorithm derives from his name). The second part, on geometry, is based on Fibonacci's Practica Geometriae, but includes at the end a section on stereometric geometry and regular solids taken from the Trattato d'abaco of Piero della Francesca. The first part of the Summa also contains sections illustrating the applications of arithmetic and algebra to problems in business, notably including Pacioli's original treatise Particularis de Computis et Scripturis ('Details of Accounting and Recording') (ff. 197v-210v). This is the first printed text to set out the method of double-entry bookkeeping, the single most influential work in European accounting history, which earned Pacioli the title 'Father of Accounting'; it has been called "the most influential work in the history of capitalism". De Computis introduces the 'rule of 72' for predicting an investment's future value, anticipating the development of the logarithm by more than a century. The business section of the Summa also contains the earliest discussion of mathematical probability in print (this was not in Liber abaci). "The oldest known printed source for the treatment of the problem of points is Luca Pacioli's Summa" (Schneider, p. 230) - modern probability theory is generally regarded as having begun with the exchange of letters discussing the 'problem of points' between Fermat and Pascal in the mid-1650s. In its iconic full-page woodcut of finger counting (f. 36v), from which our modern 'digital computing' took its name, the Summa contains the earliest printed representation of computation. Sangster et al. argue that the Summa was, in fact, mainly intended as a reference text for merchants - it synthesised the three major mathematical traditions - medieval European, Arab and ancient Greek - but its use of the vernacular opened it up to businessmen, students, artists, technicians and scholars alike. Olschki (Geschichte der Neusprachlichen Wissenschaftlichen Literatur, 1918) wrote that, for fifty years after its publication, the Summa was the most widely read mathematics work in Italy, and Favier [Gold and Spices: The Rise of Commerce in the Middle Ages, 1998], then president of the French Bibliothèque Nationale and author of many books on the Middle Ages, averred that the Summa was "an instant success and [was] for many years used by the business world" and that "merchants from every country rushed to buy this guide to accountancy" (Sangster et al., p. 142). The Summa is also a work central to the development of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Pacioli came to Milan where he held the chair of mathematics from 1496 to 1499, during which years he lodged with Leonardo, and taught him mathematics. Leonardo owned a copy of the first edition of the Summa and refers to it in his notebooks (see below for more on Leonardo and Pacioli). ABPC/RBH list only four complete copies of this second edition in the last 50 years: Christie's Rome 2001 (tears with loss of text); Sotheby's 2002 (modern binding); Kiefer 2008 (19th century binding with library stamps); Sotheby's 2018 (19th century binding with removed library stamps, possibly the same as the Kiefer copy). Ours is a genuine, complete copy with no library stamps, removed or otherwise. A copy of the first edition sold at Sotheby's in 2019 for $1,215,000. Provenance: Giulio Lorenzo de Ceci, of Pescia (in Tuscany) (inscription dated 13 July 1546 on front free endpaper); Baron Horace de Landau (1824-1903), banker and bibliophile (bookplate on front paste-down). De Landau was a Hungarian citizen who represented the Rothschild bank in Turin and negotiated large loans to the newly created Kingdom of Italy in the 1860s. In 1872, he decided to retire so as to devote his energies to the formation of a great library and collection of works of art. To that end he purchased a large villa in the hills outside Florence, which had belonged to Lord Normanby, British Minister to the Court of Tuscany, 1864-8. During the 30 years that he lived there he worked indefatigably at extending his collections. The library eventually held some 60,000 volumes; Hans (later, Jean) Fürstenberg (1890-1982), banker, scholar and bibliophile (bookplate on front paste-down). Being Jewish, Fürstenberg left Nazi Germany for France taking his book collection with him after paying exit taxes; he donated many of his German books to the Bibliothèque Nationale that year. Thereafter he was known as Jean rather than Hans. After the Second World War he was based mainly in Geneva, working at the family bank. In 1964, he set up the Fondation Fürstenberg-Beaumesnil, to which he gave a collection of books, some of which were sold in 1983 (Paris, 16-17 November). In May 1966 an exhibition of Fürstenberg's books, including this one, was held at the Geneva Art Museum (label on front paste-down, 'Exposé au Musée d'Art 1966'); sold Binoche.
Second edition; 2 vols in one, folio (30.8 x 20.8 cm); title printed in red and black within a woodcut strapwork border, white on black woodcut initials (including a portrait of the author on A1), woodcut diagrams and illustrations throughout, L2r with full-page woodcut diagram with red printing, frontispiece with partially erased annotations, small tear to right-hand margin on frontispiece and a stain of acid ink puncturing the paper at the bottom of the frame, E4v - E6r with extensive marginal annotations, text underlined and annotated throughout (not affecting legibility of text), S3 with obvious oxidation spots that do not disturb the text, evidence of wormholes, occasional creasing of pages, marginal spotting, very occasional marginal dampstains; 18th-century full vellum, red title piece on spine with gilt border and lettering, warping to upper board, wormholes on boards and spine, some soiling to boards, corners slightly rubbed; [8], [1], 2-224; 76. Second edition of the first mathematical encyclopaedia of the Renaissance, 'the first great general work on mathematics printed' (Smith, Rara arithmetica, p56), and the first printing of any of the works of the great thirteenth-century mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, called Fibonacci (c. 1175-c. 1250), and of Pacioli's friend, the brilliant mathematician and artist Piero della Francesca (1416-92). The Summa, the writing of which had been completed by 1487, is divided into two volumes, the first dealing with arithmetic and algebra, the second with geometry. The first volume is divided into nine chapters (distinctiones): chapters 1 to 7 on arithmetic (222 pages), chapter 8 on algebra (78 pages), and chapter 9 on business (150 pages). The second volume comprises chapters 1-8 (151 pages), on geometry; it has separate signatures and foliation and a caption title. There is a brief colophon at the end of part 1 referring to the full colophon at the end of part 2. The first part of the Summa is the first printed comprehensive treatment of algebra and arithmetic, based largely on Fibonacci's 1202 Liber Abaci which famously introduced Arabic numbers to the West, and which was itself in part a translation of the treatises on algebra and arithmetic of the Persian mathematician and astronomer Muhammad ibn M s al-Khw rizm (c. 780-c. 850) (the word algorithm derives from his name). The second part, on geometry, is based on Fibonacci's Practica Geometriae, but includes at the end a section on stereometric geometry and regular solids taken from the Trattato d'abaco of Piero della Francesca. This is the first printed text to set out the method of double-entry bookkeeping, the single most influential work in European accounting history, which earned Pacioli the title 'Father of Accounting'; it has been called 'the most influential work in the history of capitalism'. De Computis introduces the 'rule of 72' for predicting an investment's future value, anticipating the development of the logarithm by more than a century. The Summa is also a work central to the development of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Pacioli came to Milan where he held the chair of mathematics from 1496 to 1499, during which years he lodged with Leonardo, and taught him mathematics. Leonardo owned a copy of the first edition of the Summa and refers to it in his notebooks. Adams P 8; Edit16 28198; Goldsmiths'-Kress 15; Honeyman 2380; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 347; Riccardi ii, 227/228; Sander 5367; Tomash & Williams P2; USTC 846002.
.- Valencia. 2007. Edita Ediciones Grial. 30x24 cms. . 1 tomos. 122 pgs. Ilustrado. Plena piel con hierros dorados en planos y tejuelos en seco. El estudio y el fácsímil conservados en un estuche en tela. Introducción y notas de Antonio Manuel González y Rodríguez Profesor de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Estudio de 133 páginas encuadernadas en tela. Ejemplar número 243 de la edición de tirada limitada a novecionesto noventa y nueve ejemplares, numerados del uno al novecientos noventa y nueve. . . ISBN 13: 9788489461482.
Published by Grolier Club Cambridge University Press Bruce Rogers, New York and Cambridge, 1933
Seller: Blue Sky Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. A fine copy with original glassines in the original laid-paper wrapper (also fine), in the original slipcase. Some paper loss to the slipcase edges as always. Book is still tight to the slipcase, suggesting very little use. Bound in quarter vellum over pattern-paper boards by Smith & Sons. TEG, others uncut. Set in Bruce Rogers' Monotype Centaur and printed on handmade paper by Batchelor. Frederic Goudy designed the small type florets used as ornaments, line engravings by Emery Walker. Initialed by Stanley Morison. A highspot of fine press printing in fine condition -- bright and fresh. A Century for the Century, No. 34.
Published by Aboca, Sansepolcro (AR), 2010
ISBN 10: 889564249XISBN 13: 9788895642499
Seller: Seprian, Villastellone, TO, Italy
Book
Condition: Ottime. Leonardo da Vinci (illustrator). Limitata, Numerata. De divina proportione. Biblioteca Universitaria di Ginevra (ms. Langues Etrangères 210). Autori Luca Pacioli, Piero della Francesca e Leonardo da Vinci. Presentazione di Valentino Mercati. Scritto da Luca Pacioli nel 1498, in italiano volgare e donato a Ludovico il Moro, l opera (con lezioni di Piero della Francesca) è suddivisa in quattro parti : la prima introduce la proporzione divina (divina perché incomprensibile, magica, sovrumana); la seconda presenta il libro XIII degli elementi di Euclide e la genesi dei cinque corpi geometrici regolari; la terza descrive i corpi dei poliedri regulari e dependenti; la quarta i corpi oblonghi (piramidi, coni e parallelepipedi) con la spiegazione per il calcolo della superficie e del volume con una scelta di tavole disegnate da Leonardo da Vinci. Legatura in pelle decorata con placche in ottone e fermagli in bronzo dorato. Commentario (Antologia della Divina Proporzione) a cura di Duilio Contin, Piergiorgio Odifreddi, Antonio Pieretti. Cofanetto in plexiglass di protezione. Tiratura limitata e numerata di 500 copie. Condizione ottima. 5800g. Pelle decorata con placche in ottone e fermagli in bronzo dorato.
Published by Aboca Museum, San Sepolcro,, 2007
ISBN 10: 8895642570ISBN 13: 9788895642574
Seller: FIRENZELIBRI SRL, Reggello, FI, Italy
Book
Condition: NUOVO. ms. 7955 Archivio di Stato Coronini Cronberg, Gorizia (Italia). Manoscritto autografo, XV sec. Pacioli scrisse un trattato sugli scacchi mai pubblicato, De Ludo Scachorum. Scritto in volgare attorno al 1500, perduto per ben cinque secoli, il manoscritto è stato ritrovato nel 2006 tra i 22000 libri della biblioteca del Conte Coronini (Archivio di Stato di Gorizia). Con riferimento alla lunga amicizia tra il Pacioli e Leonardo da Vinci e tenendo conto del contributo di quest'ultimo al De Divina Proportione (tutti i disegni sono autografi di Leonardo stesso!), alcuni studiosi sostengono che è possibile che il De Ludo Scachorum sia stato illustrato, in parte o in toto, proprio da Leonardo. Come lo definisce il Pacioli stesso, è un iocondo et alegro tractato, utile come schifanoia (per schivar la noia, cioè passatempo); oggi è considerato uno dei più importanti esempi di strategie logiche e matematiche del suo tempo. Il manoscritto ha suscitato molto interesse perché contiene partiti giocati alla maniera medioevale e altri secondo la nuova tecnica a la rabiosa, introdotta alla fine del quindicesimo secolo. 2 voll. cm.11,5x16, San Sepolcro, Aboca Museum 2 voll. cm.11,5x16, Edizione facsimilare da collezione.
Published by Madrid: Akal Ediciones, 2013
ISBN 10: 8476007876ISBN 13: 9788476007877
Seller: Iridium_Books, DH, SE, Spain
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Condition: Muy Bueno / Very Good.
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Published by Losada, 2013
ISBN 10: 9500398354ISBN 13: 9789500398350
Seller: Iridium_Books, DH, SE, Spain
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Condition: Muy Bueno / Very Good.
Published by AKAL, 2013
ISBN 10: 8476007876ISBN 13: 9788476007877
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Condition: Muy Bueno / Very Good.
Published by Akal, 2013
ISBN 10: 8476007876ISBN 13: 9788476007877
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Condition: Muy Bueno / Very Good.
Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. //Prólogo de Aldo Mieli. Soneto de Rafael Alberti: "A la Divina Proporción".///Ejemplar con un soneto manuscrito de Alberti, "A la Perspectiva", en primera hoja blanca con dedicatoria a Jorge Pinto. //Plena tela editorial./28x20. 343 págs./25 láminas en huecograbado. Sellos de anterior propietario. [SV]./Arte., Libros Firmados.
Published by EDITORIAL LOSADA, 2013
ISBN 10: 9500398354ISBN 13: 9789500398350
Seller: Zilis Select Books, Madrid, M, Spain
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Otros. Condition: Very Good. 01/03/2013.
Published by Silvana
ISBN 10: 8836617891ISBN 13: 9788836617890
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New!.
Published by AKAL, EDICIONES, 1991
ISBN 10: 8476007876ISBN 13: 9788476007877
Seller: Zilis Select Books, Madrid, M, Spain
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Otros. Condition: Very Good. 01/04/1991.
Published by Seattle: Tabula Rasa Press, 1993
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Three miniature books, each measuring 2 1/8 in. x 2 5/8 in. In a paper-covered slipcase. 1. (Alphabet) 47 pp. No. 51 of 125 copies. Black cloth with purple metallic design on front cover and title on spine. Drawings in purple throughout. 2. (Divine) ) 55 pp. No. 14 of 200 copies. Maroon cloth with copper metallic design on front cover and title on spine. Drawings in maroon throughout. 3. (Quadrate) 74 pp. No. 34 of 150 copies. Green cloth with blue design on front cover and title on spine. Drawings in blue throughout. Each has illustrated end-papers. All three books and the slipcase are in fine condition.
Published by Losada, 2013
ISBN 10: 9500398354ISBN 13: 9789500398350
Seller: DMBeeBookstore, Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina
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Tapa Blanda. Condition: New. FOTOS: No dude en pedir mas fotos. Ejemplar Nuevo.
Published by (Istituto Per L'Automazione delle Casse di Risparmio Italiane S.P.A.), (Milan), 1982
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover with Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Leonardo da Vinci (illustrator). First thus. 4to. Illustrated with 61 plates, sans glossing. Bound in photo-illustrated paper-covered boards that mimic original full leather binding. Includes an introduction by Augusto Marinoni in a 20-page accompanying booklet, saddle-stapled. Book and booklet are very well preserved; grey slipcase with a couple slight stains. A photostatic reproduction of the original manuscript with no editorial content whatsoever, recreating as closely as possible the 1509 Luca Pacioli manuscript featuring Leonardo da Vinci's illustrations, held at Milan's Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. A handsome publication.
Published by Cariplo, Milano, 1982
Seller: Antonio Pennasilico, MILANO, MI, Italy
Edizione pubblicata per conto delle Casse di Risparmio Italiane , ristampa anastatica dell'esemplare conservato presso la Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano. Introduzione di Augusto Marinoni , custodia cartonata rigida contenente Volume anastatico rilegato cartonato, formato 20x29, illustrato con LXI tavole a colori fuorti testo e fascicolo dello stesso formato legatura a punto metallico, pagine 20, ottime condizioni - 22032.
Published by Silvana Editoriale, Ciniselllo Balsamo (MI), 1982
ISBN 10: 8836617891ISBN 13: 9788836617890
Seller: Luigi De Bei, PREGANZIOL, TV, Italy
Book First Edition
Couverture rigide. Condition: Neuf. Dust Jacket Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. DE DIVINA PROPORTIONE copia anastatica con introduzione di Augusto Marinoni Autore:Luca PacioliFormato:200x285.mm. Pagine:264 N. illustrazioni:60 tavole a coloriRilegatura:cartonato con cofanettoAnno pubblicazione:2010 ISBN/EAN:9788836617890 Prezzo:190,00 Euro Dei numerosi trattati scritti da Luca Pacioli (1445-1517) nella sua attività di divulgatore e maestro delle scienze matematiche, il De Divina Proportione è l'opera più nota e più preziosa, perchè testimonia, con i suoi sessanta disegni di Leonardo da Vinci, il vicendevole scambio di esperienze intercorso fra i due studiosi nella Milano di fine Quattrocento. Dell'opera, terminata nel 1498, furono compilate tre copie manoscritte, una delle quali, conservata presso la Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano, è riprodotta integralmente in facsimile in questo codice anastatico. Il volume è accompagnato, in fascicolo separato, da un breve saggio introduttivo di Augusto Marinoni.Codice articolo 005682 - Language : Italian text.
Published by Madrid: Akal Ediciones, 2013
ISBN 10: 8476007876ISBN 13: 9788476007877
Seller: Iridium_Books, DH, SE, Spain
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Condition: Used - Good.
Published by Ediciones Uade (Buenos Aires Argentina), 1995
ISBN 10: 9879095332ISBN 13: 9789879095331
Seller: DMBeeBookstore, Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina
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Tapa Blanda. Condition: Bien. FOTOS: No dude en pedir mas imagenes. Es de segunda mano, como se ve en la foto, puede preguntar mas detalle del ejemplar.
Published by Aboca, 2009
Seller: Librodifaccia, Alessandria, AL, Italy
Condition: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: logorata e macchiata Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.
Published by Milano, Silvana Editoriale 1982 - LF.15A, Milano, 1982
Seller: Messinissa libri, Milano, MI, Italy
hardcover. Condition: Ottimo (Fine). Opera con copertina rigida + fascicolo con copertina morbida in brossura, in custodia. LF.15A. Book.
Published by Ediciones Uade (Buenos Aires Argentina), 1995
ISBN 10: 9879095332ISBN 13: 9789879095331
Seller: DMBeeBookstore, Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina
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Publication Date: 1995
Seller: DMBeeBookstore, Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina
Tapa Blanda. Condition: Bien. FOTOS: No dude en pedir mas imagenes. Es de segunda mano, como se ve en la foto, puede preguntar mas detalle del ejemplar.
Tapa dura/ Tela. Condition: Muy buena. Dust Jacket Condition: Buena. 28 x 20 Cms. 348 Pp.
Tapa dura/ Tela. Condition: Muy buena. Dust Jacket Condition: Buena. Segunda Edicion. Obra Muy Necesaria a Todos Los Ingenieros Perspicaces y Curiosos, Con La Que todo Estudioso De Filosofía, Perspectiva, Pintura, Ecultura, Arquitectura, Música y Otras Disciplinas Matemáticas conseguirá Suavisima, Sutil y Admirable Doctrina, y se deleitará Con Varias Cuestiones De Secretísima Ciencia. traducción Del Italiano, De La Edición De 1509, Por Ricardo Resta. Prólogo De Aldo Meli. Soneo de Rafael Alberti. Contiene 25 Láminas Fuera Del Texto En Huecograbado. La tapa presenta dos pequeños puntos de cárcoma. 20 X 27,5 Cms., 346 Pp.
Published by Losada, 2013
ISBN 10: 9500398354ISBN 13: 9789500398350
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Condition: Used - Good.
Published by Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato, 2000
Seller: DRBOOKS, Roma, RM, Italy
'Elegante Riproduzione Anastatica Dell''edizione Italiana Del Libro Nel ''67 Presso La Casa Editrice Dominioni Di Maslianico ( Como) In Soli 285 Esemplari. Questa Riedizione A Cura Dell''istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato , Per Conto Del Consiglio Nazionale Ragionieri Commercialisti, Riproduce Le Figure Dei Poliedri, L''alfabeto " Dignissimo Antico" Del Pacioli , Il Libellus Di Piero Della Francesca Nei Caratteri Corsivi Di Paganino De'' Paganini . Volume Rilegato Più Fascicolo In Cofanetto' Pagine: 46 Peso: 1.