The Resource The first six books of the elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners, by Oliver Byrne, surveyor of her Majesty's settlements in the Falkland Islands and author of numberous mathematical works
The first six books of the elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners, by Oliver Byrne, surveyor of her Majesty's settlements in the Falkland Islands and author of numberous mathematical works
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- Language
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- eng
- grc
- eng
- Extent
- xxix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 268 pages
- Note
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- Presents Euclid's proofs using color pictures
- Signatures: [a]2 b2 c-d4 e2 f1 B-2L4 2M2
- List of corrections on page xxix
- Text illustrated with geometric diagrams printed from woodblocks in red, blue, ochre, and black; four-line ornamental white woodcut initials on black criblé background, probably made for this ed. by Mary Byfield, a Chiswick Press wood-engraver
- Label
- The first six books of the elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners
- Title
- The first six books of the elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners
- Statement of responsibility
- by Oliver Byrne, surveyor of her Majesty's settlements in the Falkland Islands and author of numberous mathematical works
- Title variation
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- Elements of Euclid
- Byrne's Euclid
- Language
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- eng
- grc
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation location within source
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- p. 37, 65
- 1978
- p. 53 (plate), 70
- part 2, no. 150
- Citation source
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- Keynes, G. William Pickering
- Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection
- McLean, R. Victorian book design and colour printing
- PMM
- Dewey number
- 516.2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
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- QA451
- QA451
- LC item number
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- .B99
- .B99 1847
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/wood-engraver
- bDI13tE5QdU
- Label
- The first six books of the elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners, by Oliver Byrne, surveyor of her Majesty's settlements in the Falkland Islands and author of numberous mathematical works
- Note
-
- Presents Euclid's proofs using color pictures
- Signatures: [a]2 b2 c-d4 e2 f1 B-2L4 2M2
- List of corrections on page xxix
- Text illustrated with geometric diagrams printed from woodblocks in red, blue, ochre, and black; four-line ornamental white woodcut initials on black criblé background, probably made for this ed. by Mary Byfield, a Chiswick Press wood-engraver
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 268 pages
- Lccn
- 03019358
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Publisher's red cloth binding, paneled in blind; small gold-stamped geometric diagram surrounded by gold-stamped title on upper cover: "The first six books of Euclid, with coloured diagrams by Byrne;" lemon yellow endpapers; all edges gilt. Bookplate of Arnold Muirhead on front pastedown; below is presentation plate for school mathematics prize: "West of England Dissenters' Proprietary School, Taunton. This 1st Class Prize was awarded to E. Seymer Thompson for general proficiency in Mathematics during the first half year ending Midsummer '62. W. St. Griffith MA, Principal." In modern beige cloth and red leather clamshell box, with gold-stamped spine title "The first six books of Euclid. Byrne. 1847."
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)01354061
- ucoclc1354061
- Label
- The first six books of the elements of Euclid, in which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters for the greater ease of learners, by Oliver Byrne, surveyor of her Majesty's settlements in the Falkland Islands and author of numberous mathematical works
- Note
-
- Presents Euclid's proofs using color pictures
- Signatures: [a]2 b2 c-d4 e2 f1 B-2L4 2M2
- List of corrections on page xxix
- Text illustrated with geometric diagrams printed from woodblocks in red, blue, ochre, and black; four-line ornamental white woodcut initials on black criblé background, probably made for this ed. by Mary Byfield, a Chiswick Press wood-engraver
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 268 pages
- Lccn
- 03019358
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Publisher's red cloth binding, paneled in blind; small gold-stamped geometric diagram surrounded by gold-stamped title on upper cover: "The first six books of Euclid, with coloured diagrams by Byrne;" lemon yellow endpapers; all edges gilt. Bookplate of Arnold Muirhead on front pastedown; below is presentation plate for school mathematics prize: "West of England Dissenters' Proprietary School, Taunton. This 1st Class Prize was awarded to E. Seymer Thompson for general proficiency in Mathematics during the first half year ending Midsummer '62. W. St. Griffith MA, Principal." In modern beige cloth and red leather clamshell box, with gold-stamped spine title "The first six books of Euclid. Byrne. 1847."
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)01354061
- ucoclc1354061
Subject
- CHR 1847
- Diagrams -- Color
- Early works
- Euclid's Elements
- Geometry
- Geometry
- Geometry -- History
- Gold blocked bindings -- Specimens -- Great Britain -- 1847
- Instructional and educational works
- Printing in multiple colors
- Publishers' cloth bindings -- Specimens -- Great Britain -- 1847
Genre
- Diagrams
- Early works
- Gold blocked bindings
- Instructional and educational works
- Printing in multiple colors
- Publishers' cloth bindings
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