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FINE, Oronce (1494-1555). In eos quos de Mundi sphaera conscripsit libros, ac in Planetarum theoricas, Canonum Astronomicorum Libri II. Paris: Michael Vascosan, 1553. FIRST EDITION.
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021 4:00AM CT
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Nov 10, 2021 4:00AM CT
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FINE, Oronce (1494-1555). In eos quos de Mundi sphaera conscripsit libros, ac in Planetarum theoricas, Canonum Astronomicorum Libri II. Paris: Michael Vascosan, 1553.
 
Small 4to (227 x 161 mm). 26 woodcut diagrams designed by Fine, 27 tables; decorated initials. (Some staining, some creasing.) Contemporary limp vellum, hand-lettered on upper cover (soiled, a few holes, lacking ties); brown cloth folding case. Provenance: Early marginalia on a few leaves; Aloyeii Rodulphi (early signatures).
 
FIRST EDITION of Fines’ scarce text, used in universities for teaching Ptolemaic astronomy. Fine, French mathematician and cartographer, wrote many other works related to the use of astronomical equipment and description of innovative methods in astronomy and cartography. Adams F-476; Honeyman 1316.
 
Property from the Thomas Sills Trust, Chicago. Illinois
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