Shelfmark
Gb.8.08
Author
Gemma, Frisius, 1508 - 1555 Frisius,
Title
Gemmae Phrysii medici ac mathematici, de principijs astronomiæ & cosmographiæ, : deq[ue] vsu globi ab eodem editi. Item de orbis diuisione, & insulis, rebusq́[ue] nuper inuentis. Opus nunc demum ab ipso auctore multis in locis auctum, ac sublatis omnibus erratis integritati restitutum..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De principijs astronomiæ & cosmographiæ
Publication, distribution, etc.
Coloniae. : Apud Maternum Cholinum., D.M. LXXVIII. [1578]
Physical description
177, [55] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 16 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Dedication dated: 1553.
Note
Signatures: A-O⁸ P⁴.
Note
Not listed in Adams.
Note
Woodcut title-page vignette; initials; marginal annotations.
Note
Woodcut illustrations throughout. The unpaginated sequence at the rear consists of astronomical tables.
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds on front flyleaf, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
19th century mottled brown half calf; bloards covered in black and pink marbled paper; gold tooled triple fillet and star ornament on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; pale blue sprinkled edges.
Subject
Astronomical instruments Early works to 1800.
Subject
Geography, Medieval Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Cholinus, Maternus, 1525 - 1588 printer.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
Germany Cologne.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B48483