Cosmographicus liber Petri Apiani mathematici studiose collectus.
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| Language: | Latin |
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[Landshutae] :
[impensis P. Apiani],
[1524]
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| Item Description: | Excusum Landshutae typis ac formulis D. Joannis Weyssenburgers: impensis Petri Apiani. Anno Christi saluatoris omnium millesimo quingentesimo vicesimo quarto mense janu: Phebo Saturni domicilium possidente. At end of app.: Libri de geographicis principijs finis. Perfecto trinoq deo laudes ingentes. Anno humane salutis. 1524. Signatures: A-N p4 s. Gothic type: pages 70-104 in double columns; title vignette; on verso of t.-p., the arms of the Abp. of Salzburg to whom the work is dedicated. Title and the headings in "Summa et ordo operis" are in red, as are also parts of vignette, arms of the Abp. of Salzburg, and sphere on page preceding text. Revolving diagrams at pages 17, 24, 63, and app., page [2]. Two detached illustrations to accompany "Instrumentum syderale" in appendix are inserted at end of volume. On page 2, a globe with Ameri on an island; revolving diagram on page 63 contains the word America.--Pt. 2 has caption title: Secunda pars principalis huius libri de sumaria necno particulari Europae, Africae: Asiae et Americae descriptione.--Ch. 4 (page 69) De America, begins: America: quae nunc quarta pars terrae dicitur / ab Americo Vespucio eiusde inuetore nomen sortita est. Et non immerito: quoniam mari vndiq clauditur insula appellatur.--On page 103, Insulae Americae adiacentes. 1st edition. For full description see Ortroy, Bibliographie de l'uvre de Pierre Apian. 1902. number 22. |
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| Physical Description: | 4 preliminary leaves, 104 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations, tables, diagrams ; 21 x 15 cm. |