Lot 505
Astrology & Astronomy.- Giuntini (Francesco) Speculum Astrologiae, quod attinet ad iudiciariam rationem natiuitatim atque annuarum revolutionum ..., Lyon, [Pierre Roussin for] Filippo Tinghi, 1573.
Estimate: £400 - 600
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Astrology & Astronomy.- Giuntini (Francesco) Speculum Astrologiae, quod attinet ad iudiciariam rationem natiuitatim atque annuarum revolutionum ..., woodcut printers device to title, portrait, diagrams and initials, tables, *2 with small loss, just touching text (neatly repaired), *5 with loss to head, neat repair affecting page number, f4 with loss to corner and neat repair, t1-v1 with tiny marginal worming, AAA4-FFF4 with worming affecting text, occasional faint spotting, later calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Adams J 434; Houzeau & Lancaster 4917; Ricciardi i, 609; Wellcome I, 3517], 4to, Lyon, [Pierre Roussin for] Filippo Tinghi, 1573.
⁂ First edition of this astrological compendium, dedicated to Catherine de' Medici. It includes tracts defending astrology, a compendium of the fixed stars, comments on lunar and solar eclipses and tables on the movements of the planets according to the observations of Copernicus.
Description
Astrology & Astronomy.- Giuntini (Francesco) Speculum Astrologiae, quod attinet ad iudiciariam rationem natiuitatim atque annuarum revolutionum ..., woodcut printers device to title, portrait, diagrams and initials, tables, *2 with small loss, just touching text (neatly repaired), *5 with loss to head, neat repair affecting page number, f4 with loss to corner and neat repair, t1-v1 with tiny marginal worming, AAA4-FFF4 with worming affecting text, occasional faint spotting, later calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Adams J 434; Houzeau & Lancaster 4917; Ricciardi i, 609; Wellcome I, 3517], 4to, Lyon, [Pierre Roussin for] Filippo Tinghi, 1573.
⁂ First edition of this astrological compendium, dedicated to Catherine de' Medici. It includes tracts defending astrology, a compendium of the fixed stars, comments on lunar and solar eclipses and tables on the movements of the planets according to the observations of Copernicus.
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