Joannes Baptista Horváth - Elementa Matheseos – Prima edizione – 2 tomi in 1 volume – 9 tavole ripiegate - 1772-1773

Joannes Baptista Horváth – Elementa Matheseos – First edition – 2 volumes in 1 volume – 9 folded plates – 1772–1773
Description
Joannes Baptista Horváth – Elementa Matheseos, philosophiae auditorum usibus accommodata – Tyrnaviae, Typis Collegii Academicis Societatis Jesu, 1772–1773.
First edition of the important mathematical compendium by the Jesuit and professor at the University of Trnava, Joannes Baptista Horváth, here complete with the two volumes and kept in a single contemporary binding.
The work constitutes one of the main mathematical manuals published in Trnava in the 18th century. A modern history of the university’s scientific production regards it as one of the most significant mathematical works in the local academic milieu, covering arithmetic, algebra, geometry and analytic geometry. Faculty of Philosophy
Tomulus I – 1772
Containing elements of Arithmetic and Algebra.
Includes mathematical prolegomena, arithmetic, algebra, powers and roots, analysis and problem-solving, proportions, progressions, decimal fractions and logarithms.
Tomulus II – 1773
Containing elements of Geometry and Conic Sections.
Includes plane geometry, trigonometry, geometric measurements, measuring and leveling instruments, surfaces and solids, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.
The second volume is illustrated with 9 folded copper-engraved plates, all present, with numerous geometric diagrams and representations of scientific measuring instruments. Historical bibliography identifies the Tyrnaviae edition 1772–1773 as the first edition of the work. OSZK
Collation
Tomulus I – Tyrnaviae, 1772
[8], 271, [1] pp.
Signatures: [4], A–R⁸.
The Košice Library catalog records 140 leaves in total. National Library of Slovakia
Tomulus II – Tyrnaviae, 1773
[6], 286, [4] pp.
Signatures: )(³, A–S⁸, T¹.
9 folded copper-engraved plates outside text, all present. Biblioteka Kórnicka
Thus you have 557 numbered pages; counting preliminaries and unnumbered end pages, 576 total pages, in addition to the 9 folded plates.
Binding and condition
Contemporary 18th-century full leather binding, spine with raised bands with a leather label and title stamped in gold HORVATH – ELEMENTA MATHESEOS. Covers with simple blind tooling.
The binding shows evident but coherent signs of use: abrasions and scuffing to the leather, wear to edges and corners, more wear to the headcaps and lower end of the spine, with small tears and superficial losses. The structure nevertheless remains substantially cohesive.
Internals generally well preserved. 18th-century strong paper, with browning and scattered foxing, more evident on some leaves. Old signatures and handwritten ownership notes are present, an interesting element for the provenance of the copy.