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Poeticon astronomicon.

Cayo Julio HIGINIO (Author)

Erhardus Ratdolt (Printer)

Origin: Venice, XV c.
Biblioteca Serrano Morales del Ayuntamiento de Valencia.

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Facsimile. Incunabula. Collection of Incunabula and Old Books.
84-87988-15-6
978-84-87988-15-8

17 x 23,5 cm.
57+3 crd.
114+6 crd.
Latin.
22nd January 1485.
9th October 1993.
3000+80+50+30
Parchment on wooden board.
Astronomy.
Presentation dust jacket cloth lined with gold engraved leather spine containing facsimile.
Numbered by notary and signed by the printer-publisher.
Specially made laid paper.
Optional: Study in Spanish conducted by Francisco Calero, (Professor, senior lecturer of the UNED-Madrid). Included in
Bibliofilia Antigua II.
44 illustrations, Romanic lettering.


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Incunabula printed in Venice, 22nd January 1485, by the famous Erhardus Ratdolt, printer of the engravings of Aldo Manuzio.

The astronomic science of such importance in the XV century is represented in this attractive incunabula, by the Hispanic-Roman Cayo Julio Higinio (probably from Valencia; c. I b. C.), illustrated with numerous engravings of the signs of the zodiac.

 

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ACND Renaissance art
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DCF Poetry by individual poets
DNF Literary essays
DSBB Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
HBJD European history
HBLA Ancient history: to c 500 CE
HBLH Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
HRKP Ancient religions & mythologies
PDX History of science
VXFA1 Star signs & horoscopes
WCS Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
WNX Popular astronomy & space

1D Europe
1DSE Spain
1DST Italy
1QDAR Ancient Rome
2ADL Latin
3D BCE to c 500 CE