Oct 17, 2011 - Sale 2256

Sale 2256 - Lot 265

Price Realized: $ 330
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
(MANUSCRIPT.) Livre de Chiffre. manuscript in french written in cursive hand in brownish-black ink with headings in red, recto and verso, on laid paper. 137 leaves. 374x254 mm, contemporary vellum, quite worn; marginal stains throughout, scattered foxing, title soiled and stained, free endpapers lacking. Cuers, France: "fait par Moi Basile Reynaud," 1 July 1753

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The text comprises explanations and examples of basic arithmetic operations applied to whole numbers and fractions, a lengthy section on commercial arithmetic, and a brief account of square and cube roots at the end.