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Contenta. Euclidis Megarensis Geometricorum elementoru[m] XV. : Campani Galli Tra[n]salpini in eosdem co[m]mentariorum libri XV. Theonis Alexandrini Bartholamæo Zamberto Veneto interprete, in tredecim priores, commentariorum libri XIII. Hypsiclis Alexa[n]drini in duos posteriores, eode[m] Bartholamæo Zamberto Veneto interprete, comme[n]tariorum libri II. ..
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- Parisiis : In Officina Henrici Stephani e regione scholae Decretorum., [1516]
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- 261 pages, 1 unnumbered leaves (the last leaf blank) : illustrations ; 31 cm (folio)
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- ocm15137086
- Date of publication from dedication to Francisco Briconneto, by Iacobvs Faber S.D., Anno M.D.XVI postridie Epiphaniae Domini.
- The first edition of Euclid printed outside of Italy and the first edition of the Elements in any language (Latin) to be printed in France. Cf. Thomas-Stanford, p. 7.
- Signatures: a-y⁸ z⁶ &⁶ A-H⁸ I¹⁰.
- Numerous errors in foliation.
- Cribled initials.
- Errata: leaf 261 verso.
- T.p. transcription: Contenta. Evclidis megarensis geometricorum eleme[n]torum libri. Campani Galli tra[m]salpini in eosdem co[m]mentariorum libri XV. Theonis Alexandrini Bartholamæo Zamberto Veneto interprete, in tredecim priores, commentariorum libri XIII. Hypsiclis Alexa[n]drini in duos posteriores, eode[m] Bartholamæo Zamberto Veneto interprete, comme[n]tariorum libri II. Vtcvnqve noster valvit labor conciliata sunt haec omnia, ad studiosorum non paruam (quam optamus) vtilitatem: id magnifico D. Francisco Briconneto postula[n]te. Si hæc beneuole suscipia[n]tur, & fructum adfera[n]t que[m] cupimus: alia eiusde[m] authoris opera prodibu[n]t in luce[m], successum praesta[n]te deo, & adiutoribus (vbivbi ge[n]tiu[m] sint) ad bonaru[m] literaru[m] inititutione[m] probe affectis Gallis, Italia, Germanis, Hispanis, Anglis. quibus omnibus prospera imprecamur: & puram pro dignitate veramq[ue] cognitionis lucem.
- Thomas-Stanford, C. Early editions of Euclid's Elements, 6;
- Brunet, t. II, col. 1088
- Riccardi, P. Bib. Euclidea, 1516⁴;
- Grässe, II, p. 511 (note to 1502 ed.);
- Grässe, VII, p. 287;
- Adams E982;
- BM STC French, 1470-1600, p. 157;
- BN, v. 48, column 685 (no. 33);
- Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Estienne, p. 18 (no. 8)
- Schreiber, F. The Estiennes, 26.
- French books before 1601