De la sfera del mondo libri quattro … De le stelle fisse libro vno con le sue figure

by Alessandro Piccolomini

$8,500 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books

First edition

Colophon: Venice: Giovanni Antonio and Domenico Volpini for Andrea Arrivabene, April, 1540. First edition, rare in such fine condition, of the first printed star atlas, “that is, the first printed set of maps of the stars, as distinct from simple pictures of the constellations such as illustrated the various editions of Hyginus. Of equal importance was Piccolomini’s pioneer use of letters to identify

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