Sold for:
$2,040
$2,040
Niceron, Jean Francois (1613-1646) Thaumaturgus Opticus . Paris: Langlois, 1646. First edition, folio, half-title, illustrated with engraved title and forty-two full-page engravings, minor waterstain in the gutter of the last few signatures, eighteenth century limp parchment, later endleaves. Niceron was an artist and a Minim friar, with an interest in perspective and optics. This copy bears Minim order library ownership inscriptions dated 1673.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18