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Book/Printed Material Almagestu[m] Cl. Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celoru[m] motus continens : felicibus astris eat in luce[m] Almagestu Cl. Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini astronomo principis

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Title

  • Almagestu[m] Cl. Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celoru[m] motus continens : felicibus astris eat in luce[m]

Other Title

  • Almagestu Cl. Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini astronomo principis

Names

  • Ptolemy, active 2nd century, author
  • Gherardo, da Cremona, 1113 or 1114-1187, translator
  • Liechtenstein, Peter, active 1497-1528, printer
  • Honter, Johannes, 1498-1549, ill
  • Early Printing Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Venice] : Ductu Petri Liechtenstein Colonie[n]sis Germani ... Venitijs ex officina eiusdem litteraria, anno Virgenei partus 1515 die 10 Ia. [10 January 1515]

Headings

  • -  Astronomy, Greek
  • -  Mathematics, Greek
  • -  Italy--Venice

Notes

  • -  "Cum priuilegio."
  • -  Date of printing immediatey follows printer's name on t.p.
  • -  Translated by Gherardo da Cremona from an Arabic version. Cf. M.B. Stillwell. The awakening interest in science during the first century of printing, 1970, no. 97.
  • -  Signatures: *² a-z⁶ A⁶ B⁸.
  • -  Liechtenstein's device (two armillary spheres in a shield surmounted by a helmet with another armillary sphere as a crest) on verso of final leaf.
  • -  LC copy: In limp vellum. The date 1515 has been altered to 1465 on t.p., and on recto and verso of last leaf. Inserted are the 2 star maps of Johannes Honter published at Basel in 1532 (cf. O. Wittstock. Johannes Honterus [1970], p. 84). Leaf 136 (z4) bound before leaf 135 (z3). Printer's device hand-colored.
  • -  LC copy: Armorial bookplate "Ex Biliotheca Marchionis Josephi Malaspinae de Fodisnovo" and bookplate of Charles Albert Browne on front pastedown.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-10-03 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 152 leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; 31 cm (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PA4405.A4 A5 1515

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 76517936

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ptolemy, Active 2Nd Century, Author, Peter Liechtenstein, Johannes Honter, and Early Printing Collection. Almagestum Cl. Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini astronomorum principis: opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorum motus continens: felicibus astris eat in lucem. translateds by Gherardo, Da Cremona, 1113 Or [Venice: Ductu Petri Liechtenstein Coloniensis Germani ... Venitijs ex officina eiusdem litteraria, anno Virgenei partus die 10 Ia. 10 January, 1515] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/76517936/.

APA citation style:

Ptolemy, A. 2. C., Liechtenstein, P., Honter, J. & Early Printing Collection. (1515) Almagestum Cl. Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini astronomorum principis: opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorum motus continens: felicibus astris eat in lucem. Gherardo, D. C., trans [Venice: Ductu Petri Liechtenstein Coloniensis Germani ... Venitijs ex officina eiusdem litteraria, anno Virgenei partus die 10 Ia. 10 January] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/76517936/.

MLA citation style:

Ptolemy, Active 2Nd Century, Author, et al. Almagestum Cl. Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini astronomorum principis: opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorum motus continens: felicibus astris eat in lucem. trans by Gherardo, Da Cremona, 1113 Or [Venice: Ductu Petri Liechtenstein Coloniensis Germani ... Venitijs ex officina eiusdem litteraria, anno Virgenei partus die 10 Ia. 10 January, 1515] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/76517936/>.