1554 Venetian ,
COSMOGRAPHIAE INTRODUCTIO
cum quibusdam Geometriae ac Astronomiae principiis ad eamrem necessaris
By Petrus Apianus
Author Bio: Petrus Apianus (Peter Apian) was a German mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, and instrument maker, best known for his highly influential works on cosmography. His Cosmographia helped define the practical Renaissance study of the earth in relation to the heavens.
Synopsis: Scarce late Venetian reprint of Apian’s concise introduction to mathematical cosmography, derived from the wider Cosmographia / Cosmographicus liber tradition. The work belongs to the practical Renaissance sciences, linking geography, astronomy, cartography, navigation, and instruments through a compact, heavily illustrated manual. This 1554 Bindoni issue is especially desirable for the famous America passage, in which Apian attributes the discovery to Amerigo Vespucci, here at C6v–C7r (ff. 22v–23r in the Reiss & Sohn description).
Binding: Hardcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: A–D⁸, 32 leaves total; 31 numbered leaves plus 1 final unnumbered leaf.
Language: Latin
Published By: Venetiis (Venice), per Francisci Bindonis, at the sign of the Archangel Raphael, October 1554, Italy
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - 20th-century rebinding in period style with marbled endpapers. Text generally clean and bright. Woodcut title vignette and text illustrations clear. One small wormhole runs throughout much of the textblock, becoming two toward the end, but without serious interference to text or diagrams. A sound, attractive copy of this compact and well-illustrated Renaissance scientific manual.
Binding:
Hardcover, small octavo (8vo; approx. 155 × 105 mm).
Collation:
Complete. A-D⁸ = 32 leaves total (31 numbered leaves, 1 final unnumbered leaf). With woodcut title vignette, 25 text woodcuts, and printer’s device; includes the repeated woodcut map of Greece.
References:
EDIT16 CNCE013624
IA 106.454
Alden-Landis 554/5
van Ortroy 94
Houzeau-Lancaster 2393.
SKU: BTETM0002377
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
1554 Venetian ,
COSMOGRAPHIAE INTRODUCTIO
cum quibusdam Geometriae ac Astronomiae principiis ad eamrem necessaris
By Petrus Apianus
Author Bio: Petrus Apianus (Peter Apian) was a German mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, and instrument maker, best known for his highly influential works on cosmography. His Cosmographia helped define the practical Renaissance study of the earth in relation to the heavens.
Synopsis: Scarce late Venetian reprint of Apian’s concise introduction to mathematical cosmography, derived from the wider Cosmographia / Cosmographicus liber tradition. The work belongs to the practical Renaissance sciences, linking geography, astronomy, cartography, navigation, and instruments through a compact, heavily illustrated manual. This 1554 Bindoni issue is especially desirable for the famous America passage, in which Apian attributes the discovery to Amerigo Vespucci, here at C6v–C7r (ff. 22v–23r in the Reiss & Sohn description).
Binding: Hardcover, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: A–D⁸, 32 leaves total; 31 numbered leaves plus 1 final unnumbered leaf.
Language: Latin
Published By: Venetiis (Venice), per Francisci Bindonis, at the sign of the Archangel Raphael, October 1554, Italy
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - 20th-century rebinding in period style with marbled endpapers. Text generally clean and bright. Woodcut title vignette and text illustrations clear. One small wormhole runs throughout much of the textblock, becoming two toward the end, but without serious interference to text or diagrams. A sound, attractive copy of this compact and well-illustrated Renaissance scientific manual.
Binding:
Hardcover, small octavo (8vo; approx. 155 × 105 mm).
Collation:
Complete. A-D⁸ = 32 leaves total (31 numbered leaves, 1 final unnumbered leaf). With woodcut title vignette, 25 text woodcuts, and printer’s device; includes the repeated woodcut map of Greece.
References:
EDIT16 CNCE013624
IA 106.454
Alden-Landis 554/5
van Ortroy 94
Houzeau-Lancaster 2393.
SKU: BTETM0002377
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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