[Rarebooks] FS: Sacrobosco's astronomy. Florence: 1550

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(ASTRONOMY) Sacrobosco, Joannes. ANNOTATIONI SOPRA LA LETTIONE DELLA SPERA 
DEL SACRO BOSCO, Dove Si Dichiarano Tutti e Principii Mathematici & Naturali, 
Che in Quella Si Possan’ Desiderare… Con le Infrascritte Cose, Cio, e, una 
Nuova & Fedele (ad Verbum) Traduttione di Detta Spera. Una Spera Theologica 
Divina, & Christiana. Una Spera Platonica… Una Nuova Inventione, & Astronomico 
Instrumento… (Florence: L. Torrentino. 1550). Sm. 4to. 220pp. Illustrated with 
numerous text woodcuts (some full page), title with a large woodcut diagram of the 
celestial spheres (repeated in the text), and many large woodcut initials. 
Modern full calf, gilt, tooled in antique style. Old light water stain at bottom 
blank margin. R1 with a paper repair at inner margin, barely touching a few 
letters. Faded round library stamp on title.     $1,500.00 (trade discount 
allowed)
Sometimes listed under “Mauro, Fiorentino.” BL Italian p. 427. Houzeau & 
Lancaster #2518.

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