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Lot 247
Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023
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[MANUSCRIPT—ENGINEERING]. [JUNGENICKEL, Andreas (fl. 1661-1683)]. “Machination Herren Andreas Jüngenickels Churf. Sachs. Battrimeister. [Germany, late 17th century].
100 leaves, folio (328 x 206mm). In German. Written in cursive script in brown ink. Illustrated with over numerous diagrams in text in black ink (apparently later). Bound in modern vellum, uncut.
A near-contemporary copy of Jungenickel's Schlüssel zur Mechanica, first published in 1661. "This work is structured as a dialogue between an engineer and a mechanic, in which they discuss the principal instruments of machinery including the level, gear, screw, and pulley"--Bibliotheca Mechanica, p. 180.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil