15th century maths book merits own catalogue and sells for $1m in New York auction

Published in Venice in November 1494, a copy of Luca Pacioli’s 'Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proporzioni et proporzionalità…' offered in a recent US sale was granted the rare privilege in the book auction world of having a catalogue all of its own.

In this Christie’s New York (25/20/13.5% buyer’s premium) sale on June 12, where it sold at $1m (£…

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