Shelfmark
Gb.5.07
Author
Title
Philippi Lansbergii Progymnasmatum astronomiæ restitutæ. Liber I. De motu solis.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Progymnasmatum astronomiæ
Publication, distribution, etc.
Middelburgi Zelandiæ : apud Zachariam Romanum, bibliopolam sub insigni bibliorum deauratorum, CIƆ IƆ CXXVIII. [1628]
Physical description
[14], 116 p. : ill., diagrams, tables ; 22 cm. (4to.)
Note
Engraved image of planet in orbit around the sun as title-page vignette.
Note
Includes numerous prefatory letters and poems.
Note
Pages 65 to 99 are unnumbered, and bear mathematical tables. Registration is continuous.
Note
Woodcut diagrams; initials; head-pieces.
Note
Errata: p. 116.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown.
Provenance
Possibly from the library of John Harrison, Head Master of Eton, 1630-1642, according to the card catalogue record.
Binding
Contemporary limp vellum; traces of two ties; four sewn bands.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Eg.4.15, Dd.4.20, Fd.4.20.
Subject
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Earth (Planet) Rotation Early works to 1800.
Subject
Earth (Planet) Orbit Early works to 1800.
Subject
Solar system Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Roman, Zacharias, 1595 - 1676 printer.
Added entry--name
Harrison, John, ? - d. 1642 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Middelburg
Language code
lat
Identifier
B47038