Aguilon, Francis d' Opticorum libri sex philosophis iuxta ac mathematicis utilis. Antwerp: Plantin, 1613. First edition, folio, pp. [48] 684 [42], half title, engraved title and 6 engraved headpieces by Theodor Galle after Peter Paul Rubens, illustrations in text, later calf, brown label gilt, worn, hinges cracked, occasional spotting, damp staining from pp 604 onwards, final leaf absent Provenance: W. Mackenzie M.D. bookplate. Ink inscription of John Leslie 1820. Note: Aguilon provides a synthesis of classical and modern works on optics, and outlines his original theory of binocular vision and his invention of the horopter.
Aguilon, Francis d' Opticorum libri sex philosophis iuxta ac mathematicis utilis. Antwerp: Plantin, 1613. First edition, folio, pp. [48] 684 [42], half title, engraved title and 6 engraved headpieces by Theodor Galle after Peter Paul Rubens, illustrations in text, later calf, brown label gilt, worn, hinges cracked, occasional spotting, damp staining from pp 604 onwards, final leaf absent Provenance: W. Mackenzie M.D. bookplate. Ink inscription of John Leslie 1820. Note: Aguilon provides a synthesis of classical and modern works on optics, and outlines his original theory of binocular vision and his invention of the horopter.
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