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Poetica Astronomica Facsimile Edition

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The Poetica Astonomica, published in 1485 by Erhard Ratolt in Venice, is a valuable source of Greek constellation myths. The text is attributed to the first-century BCE scholar C. Julius Hyginus. It features forty-four detailed woodcuts, including a diagram showing the movement of celestial bodies around the earth, images of the constellations, and personifications of the planets. The text is further decorated with five-line and eleven-line woodcut initials with vegetal motifs.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Poetica Astronomica": Poeticon Astronomicon facsimile edition, published by Vicent Garcia Editores, 1993

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Poeticon Astronomicon

Valencia: Vicent Garcia Editores, 1993

  • Limited Edition: 3160 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Poetica Astronomica: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

The facsimile, printed on specially made laid paper, is contained in a cloth-lined presentation case with gold engraved leather spine.

This edition does not include an accompanying commentary volume. A book in Spanish, "Bibliofilia antigua II," includes a monograph by Francisco Calero on the original document and is sold separately.

Binding

Parchment on wooden board.

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