Venice · 1485 · Erhard Ratdolt

Sphaera mundi, etc.

Johannes de Sacro Bosco et al.

Sphaera mundi, etc.
Ship-and-tower woodcut
Leaf 00013 (4r): the ship-and-tower woodcut demonstrating the sphericity of water — a sailor atop the mast sees the distant tower that is hidden from the deck, proving the Earth's curvature.
Celestial-sphere diagram
Leaf 00085 (40r): the large full-page "Teorica alia" geometric diagram of the celestial sphere, with the equinoctial, ecliptic and eccentric circles around the poles of the prime mobile.
Colophon with astronomical symbols
Leaf 00120 (57v): the colophon naming Erhard Ratdolt of Augsburg and the date 1485, above a table of the printed symbols for the zodiac signs, planets and astronomical aspects.
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Details

Title
Sphaera mundi, etc.
Author
Johannes de Sacro Bosco et al.
Printer
Erhard Ratdolt
Place
Venice
Year
1485
Format
Language
Latin
Theme
diagrams

Facsimiles

BSB

Images

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, 4 Inc.c.a. 430 — Public Domain Mark 1.0

References

ISTC ij00406000