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Astronomia - Sacrobosco, Giovanni de
Annotations above the lectern of the Spera del Sacro Bosco, 1550
Estimate
€ 400 - 800
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€ 832
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[Florence, Lorenzo Torrentino],1550. In the 4th Large sphere on the title page repeated on page 208, 5 full-page figures and numerous astronomical figures and diagrams in the text, some redness and slight halos, reassembled ancient parchment binding, some stains and small defects.
Specialist Notes
First edition of the new translation of Sacrobosco's "Sphera mundi". Weil: "This book represents the first step of the Roman Catholic Church in their struggle against Copernicus".
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