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| BION, Nicolas
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| Traite de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathematique
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| Paris: M Brunet et al,, 1725
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| 3rd edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged.
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| 4to.
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| Contemporary polished calf, gilt spine, arms of the Ducs de la Rochefoucauld on the covers.
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Nicolas Bion (1652 - 1733) was instrument maker to the king. This book is the most esteemed of all early treatises on the fabrication and use of mathematical instruments, which were interpreted broadly to include measuring devices, calibration devices, surveying tools, telescope mounts, slide rules, and anything else that would be used for precision measurement or computation.
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This copy is from the celebrated library of the Chateau de la Roche-Guyon, home of the Ducs de la Rochefoucauld, and is bound with the Rochefoucauld arms. The Rochefoucauld family is one of the very oldest aristocratic families in France, tracing its lineage to the days of Charlemagne, and includes among its ancestors Francois de la Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680), author of the famous Maximes. In the 18th century the Chateau library numbered more than 10,000 volumes.
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