Description:
Sacrobosco, Johannes de (c. 1195-c. 1256) Sphaera Ioannis de Sacro Bosco [bound with] Libellus deAnni Ratione [and] Compendium in Sphaeram per Pierium Valerianum Bellunensem. Paris: Cavellat, 1550.
Octavo, three parts in one, illustrated with text woodcuts throughout; the first signature misbound; last two leaves blank and present, one as a torn stub; a few neat contemporary marginal notes; bound in full blind rolled sheepskin over boards, very neatly rebacked, medieval manuscript waste used as endleaf guards, corners bumped, some water stains near the end of the last work, 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
A-I8, K4 [signature B misbound]; A-F8, G7; a-d8. (d7 and d8 blank, the first present, the second half torn away). The volvelles on leaves 17, 18, and 33 are not present in this copy.
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Ioannis de Sacro Bosco, Johannes de, ParisJohn Dorfman
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