Euclid. - Euclidis elementorum libri XV graece... Lot 25

Euclid. - Euclidis elementorum libri XV graece et latine, quibus, cum ad omnem Mathematicae scientiae partem, tum ad quamlibet Geometriae tractationem, facilis comparatur aditus. Paris, Cavellat, 1558. 1 vol. in-8 full vellum with flaps, cold stamping of a triple fillet frame cantoned with fleurs-de-lis, central medallion stamped with an oval gilt iron decorated with laurel braids framing a coat of arms of ... with a spurred boot of ... flanked by two fleurs-de-lis of ..., surmounted by a fleurdelysé helmet, gilt edges. - Tarnished and stained vellum, first and last leaves yellowed. - 130 ff. ch. [but error of foliotation from folio 88 to folio 59, i.e. 160 ff. in all], numerous geometrical figures in the text, ex libris manuscript " Bibliothecae augustiniane Hasselenti, mertitur Fr Jacobi Mantel august. Hasselensis" of the Augustinian convent of Hasselt (Belgium), typographical mark of the fat hen on the title page, repeated in large module at the end of the work.