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  • Niceron (Jean Francois) Thaumaturgus opticus..., first edition in Latin, Paris, F.Langlois, 1646.
    Feb. 10, 2022

    Niceron (Jean Francois) Thaumaturgus opticus..., first edition in Latin, Paris, F.Langlois, 1646.

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Niceron (Jean François) Thaumaturgus opticus..., first edition in Latin, half-title, engraved additional pictorial title by Audran after Voüet and 42 engraved plates, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, initials and diagrams in text, contemporary ink signatures of Bertherand at head and foot of engraved title, text lightly browned, plates 4 & 32 with slight oxidisation, later half calf, preserving old morocco label on spine, rubbed, new endpapers, folio, Paris, F.Langlois, 1646. ⁂ Influential work on the practical applications of perspective, catoptrics, dioptrics, and the illusory effects of optics then traditionally associated with natural magic. First published in French in 1638 as Perspective Curieuse ou Magie Artificielle, this Latin edition is an expanded version with more illustrations. Niceron was an artist and a Minim friar and was interested in the use of anamorphosis in religious art. In attempting to find a scientific solution to the problems presented by perspective he worked out the geometrical algorithms for producing anamorphic art. Several of the plates depict artists using perspective machines for painting murals and plate 2 includes an early illustration of a camera obscura.

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  • NICÉRON, JEAN FRANÇOIS
    Jun. 05, 2013

    NICÉRON, JEAN FRANÇOIS

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    LA  PERSPECTIVE  CURIEUSE  OU  MAGIE  ARTIFICIELLE  DES  EFFETS  MERVEILLEUX.  DE  L'OPTIQUE,  PAR  LA  VISION  DIRECTE.  DE  LA  CATOPTRIQUE,  PAR  LA  REFLEXION  DES  MIROIRS  PLATS,  CYLINDRIQUES  &  CONIQUES.  DE  LA  DIOPTRIQUE,  PAR  LA  REFRACTION  DES  CRYSTAUX.  PARIS:  PIERRE  BILLAINE,  1638 First  edition,  folio  (362  x  240mm.),  half-title,  engraved  additional  title,  errata  and  privilege  leaf,  25  engraved  plates,  contemporary  vellum,  somewhat  browned,  marginal  dampstaining,  half-title  frayed,  spine  repaired  at  head

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