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CHÉRUBIN D'ORLEANS, Father (1613-1697). La vision parfaite ou le concours des deux axes de la vision en un seul point de l'objet. Paris: Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1677.
Volume one (of 2) only, 2o (365 x 238 mm). Engraved title-page after H. Watele by G. Edelinck, title vignette and 16 engraved plates, some double-page, one folding, engraved head- and tailpieces, initials. (Some occasional pale spotting to text and plates.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, worn). Provenance: Gilbert Govi (signature dated 1854 on title).
FIRST EDTION "of an important work on optics which is rarer than the author's Dioptrique oculaire. Chérubin, whose real name was François Lasseri, discussed the invention of a binocular telescope and also an opera glass. He hoped that a clearer image would be formed by the use of both eyes. There are many fine illustrations of different types of telescopes, and the book is an excellent specimen of 17th century printing" (BOA II:20). The second part was issued in 1681. NLM/Krivatsy 2429.
Volume one (of 2) only, 2o (365 x 238 mm). Engraved title-page after H. Watele by G. Edelinck, title vignette and 16 engraved plates, some double-page, one folding, engraved head- and tailpieces, initials. (Some occasional pale spotting to text and plates.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, worn). Provenance: Gilbert Govi (signature dated 1854 on title).
FIRST EDTION "of an important work on optics which is rarer than the author's Dioptrique oculaire. Chérubin, whose real name was François Lasseri, discussed the invention of a binocular telescope and also an opera glass. He hoped that a clearer image would be formed by the use of both eyes. There are many fine illustrations of different types of telescopes, and the book is an excellent specimen of 17th century printing" (BOA II:20). The second part was issued in 1681. NLM/Krivatsy 2429.