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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Bibliotheca Opticoria 1475-1925 describes 774 books that made and marked the history of optics -- all from the collection of the author. Over a span of nearly 500 years, the books describe the development of the theory, practice, and application of optics. Topics include: The nature of vision and ocular optics, The nature of light and physical optics, Formation of images and geometrical optics, Optical craft and materials, Light as measurement tool, Mathematization of optics, and How optics was taught and learned. The introduction gives a recounting of the author s collecting experiences and outlines a history of optics in both topical and chronological forms. Each of the 774 entries contains: Scaled Color Image of the Incipit or Title Page Publication Date Author Short or Common Title English Translation of the Full Title Page Translator or Editor Very Brief Summary of the book Edition, Printing Place, Printer, Publisher Format Size Collation, Pagination, Foliation Plates Binding Multiple and Nonce Volume Listing Provenance Bibliographic Notes Essay 'Of the Book' Essay 'In the Book' References Digital Copy URL Purchase Source The essay 'Of the Book' sets out what is known of the background, development, writing, authorial intention, editing, publication, and reception of the book, including its antecedent and subsequent influences. The essay 'In the Book' describes and analyzes the book s content, summarizing the material, the manner of its presentation, and its technical level. References cite modern scholarship directly or indirectly related to the book, its origin, and its influence. There are three indices: Authors, listing works and editions, Printers and Publishers, Provenance of personal names and institutions, and noting inscriptions, bookplates, and marginalia. Library of Congress Control Number: 2019909863 Published by David L DiLaura Quarto; casebound in cloth, 11¼ x 8¾ inches, 285 x 220 mm. 868 pages: Frontispiece, [10] i-xliv 1-812 790 color images. The book weighs 6 lbs (2.75 kg) and the listed shipping charges reflect this.