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Fg.8.16A

Author

Uniform title

[De sphaera. Greek & Latin]

Title

Procli De sphaera liber. Cleomedis De mundo, siue Circularis inspectionis meteororum libri duo. Arati Solensis Phænomena, siue Apparentia. Dionysij Aphri Descriptio orbis habitabilis. Omnia Græcè & Latinè ita coniuncta, vt conferri ab vtriusque linguæ studiosis, in quorum gratiam eduntur, possint: adiectis etiam annotationibus.

Varying form of title

Portion of title: De sphaera liber

Publication, distribution, etc.

Antuerpiae, : Ex officina Ioannis Loei,, Anno M. D. LIII. [1553 i.e. 1553-1554].

Physical description

[9], 118, 117-268, [2], 270-476 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)

Language

Greek and Latin text on opposite pages.

Note

Signatures: A-R⁸ S⁴, ²A-N⁸.

Note

Leaf ²A1 recto (p. [269]) is an additional title page: 'Arati Solensis Phaenomena siue apparentia. ...'; with imprint dated 1554.

Note

Dedicatory epistle (dated 1547) is signed: Marcus Hopperus.

Note

Woodcuts: printer's device, initials.

Provenance

Storer bequest booklabel dated 1800; bequeathed to Eton by Anthony Morris Storer in 1799.

Binding

?18th-century vellum laced case binding, laced at three sewing supports; green morocco overlay on spine, double-ruled and lettered in gilt; green fore-edges.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect; part 2 (p. [269]-476) only, containing the works by Aratus and Dionysius.

Copy-specific note

Previously: Cb.2.4.10, Cb.2.6.24.

Copy-specific note

18th-century inventory/lot number on front pastedown: 4085.

Subject

Cosmography Collected works Early works to 1800

Subject

Astronomy, Greek Collected works Early works to 1800

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Dionysius, Periegetes Periegetes. Orbis terrae descriptio. Greek & Latin.

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Cleomedes Elementary theory of the heavens. Latin & Greek.

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Aratus Solensis. Phaenomena. Latin & Greek.

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Added entry--place

Belgium Antwerp.

Language code

lat grc grc

Identifier

B35241
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