1542 ASTRONOMY De Mundi Sphaera sive Cosmographia primave Astronomiae antique

Oronce Fine (1494-1555)

De Mundi Sphaera, sive Cosmographia, primave Astronomiae Parte. Libri V.

Paris: Apud Simonem Colinaeum; 1542

Octavo edition published the same year as a folio-format edition,

title printed within woodcut border,

ownership initials and early stamp to title page;

illustrated with text woodcuts;

bound in later full parchment over boards;


With ex-libris of Professor, Astronomer, Historian & Bibliophile Owen Gingerich.

Very good condition, minor damage to the spine

 Size: 4 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches

Text in Latin
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Oronce Fine ( Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 1494 –  1555) was a French mathematician, cartographer, editor and book illustrator.
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