BOETHIUS, Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus. Arithmetica, duobus discreta libris: adiecto commentario, mysticam numerorum applicationem perstringente, declarata, Paris: Simon Colines, [1521], 8°, FIRST EDITION, printer's device to title, elaborate woodcut border, numerous woodcut and letterpress diagrams (title spotted and upper margin lightly dampstained, a few other leaves spotted), contemporary limp vellum (repair to lower cover, front inner hinge split, lacking ties), bookplate of U. Manganelli. [Adams B2282; Brunet I, 1040]

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BOETHIUS, Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus. Arithmetica, duobus discreta libris: adiecto commentario, mysticam numerorum applicationem perstringente, declarata, Paris: Simon Colines, [1521], 8°, FIRST EDITION, printer's device to title, elaborate woodcut border, numerous woodcut and letterpress diagrams (title spotted and upper margin lightly dampstained, a few other leaves spotted), contemporary limp vellum (repair to lower cover, front inner hinge split, lacking ties), bookplate of U. Manganelli. [Adams B2282; Brunet I, 1040]

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First edition with the extensive commentary by Giradus Ruffus. Based on the Greek work of Nicomachus, the Arithmetica relates only to the theory of numbers and not to practical calculation.

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