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Shelfmark

Gb.7.15(02)

Author

Title

Cosmographia Francisci Maurolyci Messanensis Siculi, in tres dialogos distincta: in quibus de forma situ, numeroq[ue] tam cœlorum quàm elemntorum, aliísque rebus ad astronomica rudimenta spectantibus satis differitur..

Publication, distribution, etc.

Parisiis, : Apud Gulielmum Cauellat, in pingui Gallina ex aduerso Collegij Cameracensis., [1558].

Physical description

[8], 168 leaves : ill. ; 18 cm. (8vo.)

Note

Printer's device as title-page vignette; woodcut initials; head-pieces; marginal notes.

Note

Woodcut diagrams throughout text.

Note

Astronomical tables on final 5 leaves.

Note

Imprint date taken from Adams.

Citation/references note

Adams, M918

Provenance

Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.

Binding

Late 16th or early 17th century dark brown calf over pasteboard, sewn on four alum-tawed supports; bound in England, possibly by Williamson of Eton. On both covers, an outer border of triple fillets (blind-gilt-blind), intersecting at corners; medium squares, the board edges tooled with a single blind fillet. Spine with four raised bands, tooled aside with thick gilt single fillets (double at head and tail); panels with a central gilt foliate stamp (approx. 15 x 15 mm), with repeated blind impressiosn of the same tool across the raised bands; endbands of plain thread. Textblock trimmed and heavily sprinkled red. Endpapers comprising leaves of plain laid paper (pastedown and flyleaves) with stubs visible under pastedown.

Copy-specific note

Some annotations in a contemporary hand.

Copy-specific note

Second of two items bound in volume.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmark: Dd.5.14.

Subject

Astronomy Early works to 1800.

Subject

Cosmography Early works to 1800.

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Added entry--place

France Paris

Language code

lat

Identifier

B48299
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