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Sphaera mundi (Sphere of the World)
Author: Joannes de Sacro Bosco (active 1230)
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, Italian, 15th century
Printer: Joannes Lucilius Santritter
Printer: Hieronymus de Sanctis (Italian)
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, Italian, 15th century
Printer: Joannes Lucilius Santritter
Printer: Hieronymus de Sanctis (Italian)
1488
Place of Publication: Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with two full-page woodcuts and numerous woodcut illustrations, some hand-colored
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Accession NumberBR1059
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Venice: Joannes Lucilius Santritter and Hieronymus de Sanctis, 31 March 1488
Catalogue Raisonné
Goff J-407; Essling 260; Sander 6663; BMC V 462
Description(Venice: Joannes Lucilius Santritter and Hieronymus de Sanctis, 31 March 1488) Quarto; 69 leaves; buff paper boards.
Selected illustrations: Figure of Astronomy, Uranus, and Ptolemy (fol. A1v); astronomical instrument (A4v); color-printed diagrams (D5r, D8r, E2r, E6r&v, F1v, F5r&v
Selected illustrations: Figure of Astronomy, Uranus, and Ptolemy (fol. A1v); astronomical instrument (A4v); color-printed diagrams (D5r, D8r, E2r, E6r&v, F1v, F5r&v
ProvenanceLeo S. Olschki, Florence; Theodore H. Castor & Co., Boston, from whom purchased by MFA, April 12, 1900