Accession No

5624

Brief Description

45 double-sided mathematics teaching cards, ‘The Enunciations and Figures ... of Euclid’s Elements’, by J. Brasse, English, c. 1875

Origin

England; London; Fleet Street; Red Lion Court

Maker

Brasse, J. [author] Valpy, A. J. [printer]

Class

mathematics; demonstration; ephemera

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

paper (card, paper)

Dimensions

height 127mm; width 101mm; thickness 19mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Anthony Turner, 24 Rue du Buisson Richard, 78600 Le Mesnu-le Roi, France, on 13/07/1999.

Inscription

THE
ENUNCIATIONS AND FIGURES
BELONGING TO THE
PROPOSITIONS IN THE FIRST SIX, AND
PART OF THE ELEVENTH, BOOKS
OF
EUCLID’S ELEMENTS
USUALLY
READ IN THE UNIVERSITIES
PREPARED FOR
STUDENTS IN GEOMETRY
BY THE REV. J. BRASSE, D.D.
LATE FELLOW OF TRIN. COLL., CAMBRIDGE (printed on paper stuck to front of box)
H.T. Payne (written in ink on front of case)
H.T.P. (hand written in ink on each card)

Description Notes

45 double sided mathematics teaching cards, ‘The Enunciations and Figures ... of Euclid’s Elements’, in card slip case, by J. Brasse, English, c. 1875.

Card slip case with printed paper labels on front and back. 45 double sided cards with geometrical diagrams and text (giving the propositions, not explanations), numbered according to the books and propositions of Euclid. The cards are numbered 1 to 45 and the sides 1 to 90. Where the slip case does not cover the cards the outer two cards are dirty, as is the slip case which is solid, but worn.

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