Gaubil, Antoine
Histoire abrégée de l'Astronomie Chinoise. Autograph manuscript, 1727-1731. Beijing.
The original manuscript written by the "father superior of Chinese Astronomy" (Needham).
Autograph manuscript of the first European history of Chinese astronomy, in the hand of its author as written in China, used and extensively annotated by its editor Étienne Souciet SJ (1671-1744), librarian in the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris.
Autograph manuscript of the first European history of Chinese astronomy, in the hand of its author as written in China, used and extensively annotated by its editor Étienne Souciet SJ (1671-1744), librarian in the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris.
Folio. French manuscript on rice paper. (155) pp. With parts of the original wrappers for two of the sections, inscribed by Gaubil, and small slips of paper affixed to several pages with annotations by the editor. Modern quarter morocco, title in gilt on spine. Some of Souciet's annotations affected by ink corrosion, else in fine condition.
Provenance: the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), dispersed over several decades in the 20th century, his manuscript collection is considered the largest ever privately assembled to this day.
Provenance: the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), dispersed over several decades in the 20th century, his manuscript collection is considered the largest ever privately assembled to this day.
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