Schwan balthasar (2 Ergebnisse)
Verlag: [Florence: Italian Publisher, circa 1620)., 1620
- Kunst / Grafik / Poster
Anbieter: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, USAWittenborn Art Books
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EUR 66,73
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Good. Steel engraving. 31 x 22 cm. (sheet). Very Good. Missing lower left sheet corner. Trimmed to the image.
Weitere BilderSprache: Deutsch
Verlag: Paulus Fursten; Christoff Gerhard, Nürnberg (Nuremberg), 1661
- Hardcover
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Anbieter: La Fenice Antiquaria, Los Angeles, CA, USALa Fenice Antiquaria
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EUR 4.626,78
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In den WarenkorbHardcover/Hardback. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Das ist: Neu-vermehrter Schauplatz der mechanischen Kunsten, Handelt von Allerhand- Wasser- Wind- Ross- Gewicht- und Hand-Muhlen Wie dieselbige zu dem Frucht-Mahlen/ Papyr- Pulver- Stampff- Segen- Bohren- Walcken- Mangen und dergleichen anzuordnen. Pp. [1] f.e., (12), 68, 154 pla…tes Contemporary full vellum with yapp edges, five sewing stations visible on spine, smooth spine with early handwritten label, and bookplate at inner front cover. Frontispiece restored at the back with three very small pieces of museum grade tape to prevent detachment. Some stains and surface soiling at the back cover. Wormwork at front inner hinge; small marginal worm trace affecting the rear endpapers and last two plates. Small restoration at the lower margin of p. 61 and small tears at the lower margins of plates 20-25. An incredibly fresh, wide-margined copy in excellent condition. A spectacular stage of 17th-century machines, where art and invention steal the show. The Theatrum Machinarum Novum belongs to the distinguished tradition of illustrated machine book that flourished across Europe from the mid-sixteenth century through the Baroque period. That tradition was initiated by Ramelli's Le diverse et artificiose machine (1588) and continued by Besson, de Caus, and Zonca before reaching its German apogee in this work. The book presents Mechanica not merely as artisanal practice but as a noble art grounded in geometry and physics, balancing speculative thought with practical application. The result is a publication that belongs equally to the history of mechanics, architecture, and visual knowledge: a Baroque machine theater in which technical instruction, engraved invention, and intellectual self-definition converge with unusual coherence. Balthasar Schwan; Eberhard Kieser; Sommer, Valentin (illustrator).
