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De sphaera
Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, active 1230
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Summary: J. de Sacro Bosco was an English mathematician who taught in Paris after 1230. This work on astronomy was only the second by a Western scholar based on Arabic researches to be printed (1472). The book was frequently reprinted as here with a commentary by a famous modern scholar, in this case Melanchthon. Melanchthon's interest in astrology is well known, so it was natural for him to edit this material.Signatures: A-C8, D6, E8; [A] unsigned, E6b, 7a-b, 8a blank.Imprint: From colophon.Illustrative and Decorative Content: Three-quarter page woodcut printer's device on title page and full-page woodcut printer's device on last verso; 43 woodcuts of spheres and astrolabes throughout text.Aditional Details: Preface by P. Melanchthon; dedication to S. Grynäus.

Date Issued or Published
1534
Subject - Topic/Names
Astrolabes
Astronomy
Early works to 1800
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
Liber
Alternative Title
De sphaera
Date Issued or Published
1534
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Summary: J. de Sacro Bosco was an English mathematician who taught in Paris after 1230. This work on astronomy was only the second by a Western scholar based on Arabic researches to be printed (1472). The book was frequently reprinted as here with a commentary by a famous modern scholar, in this case Melanchthon. Melanchthon's interest in astrology is well known, so it was natural for him to edit this material.
Signatures: A-C8, D6, E8; [A] unsigned, E6b, 7a-b, 8a blank.
Imprint: From colophon.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Three-quarter page woodcut printer's device on title page and full-page woodcut printer's device on last verso; 43 woodcuts of spheres and astrolabes throughout text.
Aditional Details: Preface by P. Melanchthon; dedication to S. Grynäus.
Creator
Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, active 1230
Place of Publication
Venice (Italy)
Contributor
Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560
Grynäus, Simon, 1493-1541
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Astrolabes
Astronomy
Early works to 1800
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
76 unnumbered pages
16 cm
Content Type
Text
Content Genre
books
Format
Octavo
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1534 PSEU 3
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NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
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