Espingarda perfeyta, & regras para a sua operaçam .

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First (and only early) edition of a rare Portuguese manual devoted primarily to gun smithing, but also discussing the use of guns in hunting. It gives detailed instructions and excellent illustrations concerning the techniques of gunsmithing ca. 1700, with views of men at work at the forge, with many tools in view, a man using a lathe, men using several other tools, decorated gunlocks and other decorative elements. One plate shows a man shooting a bird. Written by two brothers, the Lisbon gunsmiths José Fransisco and João Rodrigues, it is "the most remarkable treatise on the subject of gunmaking of this period'' (Daehnhardt in the introduction of the 1974 reprint). The Rodrigues brothers broke with tradition by setting down in print knowledge that had previously been passed down from master to apprentice within the closed circles of the trade guilds.With 1 plate detached, a few minor tears, and an occasional stain (mostly in the gutter margin), otherwise in very good condition. A rare and well-illustrated practical manual of gunsmithing.l Innocencio IV, 1250; KVK & WorldCat (7 copies); Schwerdt I, p. 174; cf. Daehnhardt, Espingarda Perfeita or The Perfect Gun (1974). Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment, sewn on 2 wittawed thongs (1 laced through the joints, the other cut flush with the bookblock), manuscript title in large lettering down the spine. With full-page frontispiece showing the crowned Portuguese coat of arms in elaborate architectural decoration with 6 putti, guns and canons, title-page with engraved decorative cartouche with motto "duo in carne una", authors' names "Joze Franco . J Rodriges" and 2 guns, 12 engraved plates (including 4 folding) by Manuel Freire and 1 engraved illustration in the text. Further with woodcut head- and tailpieces, woodcut decorated initials (3 series) and numerous headpieces built up from a wide variety of cast fleurons. Set in roman and italic types, many imported from Amsterdam. Pages: [31], [1 blank], 183, [1 blank] pp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G2PE6S6Q85VW

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