Accession number
PML 37542
Creator
Apian, Peter, 1495-1552.
Published
Antverpiae : Apud haeredes Arnoldi Birckmanni, 1564.
Notes
Illustrations with movable parts on C2v, D1r, H2r, and D3r.
Colophon S4r: Antverpiae, Ex officina typograph. AE.Diest, An. 1564. 4. Mart.
From fol. 51-57: Liballus de locorum describendorum ratione, Et de eorum distentijs inuniendis, nunq antehac visus, Per Gemmam Frisium. The dedicatory address dated Antuerp. prid. kal. Febr. An. 1533.
From fol. 58-64: Vsvs annvli astronomici, Gemma Frisio mathematico avctore.
For full description see "Bibliographie de l'oeuvre de Pierre Apian, par F. van Ortroy," no. 47.
Revolving diagrams on verso of l. 8, 9, and on verso of l. 28, 49.
An edition unrecorded by Brunet. Brunet I, 342 gives First edition: Landschut, J. Weyssenburger, 1524 and reprinted with augmentations by Gemma Frisius at Antwerp in 1529, 1540, 1574 and 1584.
Signatures: A-S⁴.
Numerous woodcut illustrations and several volvelles.
Colophon S4r: Antverpiae, Ex officina typograph. AE.Diest, An. 1564. 4. Mart.
From fol. 51-57: Liballus de locorum describendorum ratione, Et de eorum distentijs inuniendis, nunq antehac visus, Per Gemmam Frisium. The dedicatory address dated Antuerp. prid. kal. Febr. An. 1533.
From fol. 58-64: Vsvs annvli astronomici, Gemma Frisio mathematico avctore.
For full description see "Bibliographie de l'oeuvre de Pierre Apian, par F. van Ortroy," no. 47.
Revolving diagrams on verso of l. 8, 9, and on verso of l. 28, 49.
An edition unrecorded by Brunet. Brunet I, 342 gives First edition: Landschut, J. Weyssenburger, 1524 and reprinted with augmentations by Gemma Frisius at Antwerp in 1529, 1540, 1574 and 1584.
Signatures: A-S⁴.
Numerous woodcut illustrations and several volvelles.
Description
2 p.l., 65, [2] numb. l. : illus., diargs. (double fold. map) ; 23 cm
Provenance
Unidentified owner's initials on binding, I.K.T. (J.K.T.); Godefried Heinrich Burghard, inscription, 1735 (front fly leaf verso); L. Harms, library stamp (title page); Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased from Lathrp C. Harper, 1942.
Binding
Quarter blind-tooled vellum with initials "IKT," dated 1570, with modern vellum sides; repaired by Duprez Lahey.
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