Shelfmark
Gb.2.13 - Gb.2.14
Author
Title
Almagestum nouum astronomiam veterem nouamque complectens obseruationibus aliorum, et propriis nouisque theorematibus, problematibus, ac tabulis promotam, in tres tomos distributam quorum argumentum sequens pagina explicat. / Auctore P. Ioanne Baptista Ricciolo societatis Iesu Ferrariensi philosophiæ, theologiæ, & astronomiæ professore.
Varying form of title
Distinctive title: Almagestum novum
Publication, distribution, etc.
Bononiæ : ex typographia hæredis Victorij Benatij, M DC LI. [1651]
Physical description
2 v. ([8], xlvii, 763, [1] p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded)); [4] xviii, 675, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates) : ill., maps ; 37 cm. (Fo.)
Note
Volume 1 published in 2 parts; no more published.
Note
Colophon to both parts reads: Bononiae: Typis haredis Victorij Benatij, 1651.
Note
15 pages following moon maps are numbered 204 1/2 - 211 1/2.
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Engraved frontispiece to each part depicts astronomical symbols.
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Errata on last page of both parts.
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Illustrated throughout with woodcut astronomical tables and diagrams.
Note
"Epitome genealogia Grimalda gentis": part 2, p. [i]-ix.
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Printers device with motto "Fluctibus et fremitu assurgens benace marino" at foot of leaf 5C4r of part 1 and at foot of leaf 4Q2v of part 2.
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Main body of text printed in double columns.
Note
Head- and tail-pieces, initials, marginal notes.
Note
Signatures: part 1: pi² *A-*F⁴ *G² A-4V⁴ 4X⁶ 4Y-5C⁴; part 2: pi² (- pi2) [paragraph]A⁶ [paragraph]B⁴ A-4P⁴ 4Q².
Note
Includes indexes.
Provenance
Booklabel recording bequest by Nicholas Mann in 1754. Inscription on flyleaf of volume 1: Nic Mann.
Binding
Contemporary English (possibly Cambridge) sprinkled calf; blind tooled double fillet border, with second vertical line two inches from spine; tulip fleuron in each corner; blind tooled scroll roll on board edges; blind tooled double fillet and scroll roll on spine; black morocco spine label, with gold tooled triple fillet frame and title; five raised bands; brown and red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dd.2.3.
Copy-specific note
Title page and the two half-titles have been misbound into the wrong volumes.
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Moon Maps Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Benacci, Vittorio, 1571 - 1629 printer.
Added entry--place
Italy Bologna
Language code
lat
Identifier
B46932