Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library Part V
Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library Part V
Sacrobosco, Sphaera, Paris, 1545, Parisian brown calf for Marcus Fugger
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SACROBOSCO, JOANNES DE. Sphaera Joannis de Sacrobosco typis auctior, quam antehac, atque ex diligenti manu scriptorum impressorumque codicum collatione castigatior, praemissa Philippi Melanchthonis… praefatione. Paris: (Jean Loys) for Guillaume Richard, 1545 [bound with:]
Libellus Joannis de Sacro Busto, de anni ratione, seu ut vocatur vulgo, Computus Ecclesiasticus. Cum praefatione Philippi Melanchthonis. Paris: Jean Loys for Guillaume Richard, 1543
Philip Melanchthon’s editions of Sacrobosco were intended to be studied by his students at Wittenberg, and to show that the study of astronomy was a suitable pursuit for devout Christians.
2 works bound in one volume, 8vo (156 x 95mm). (1) Roman and italic types. collation: A-F8 G4, 52 leaves. Numerous woodcut diagrams in the text including 3 with volvelles. (F4 with short closed tear at head.) (2) Roman and italic types. collation: a-f8 g4. Woodcut device on title, woodcut diagrams in the text.
binding: Parisian brown calf for Marcus Fugger, ca. 1550, 3 blind fillets around sides, frame of 3 blind fillets, gilt fleuron at corners, in center gilt crowned bi-cephalic spread eagle, spine with 5 full bands, compartments with gilt rosette tail compartment restored, plain edges, lightly stained brown, with title ".IO DE SACROB" lettered in ink on fore-edge
provenance: Marcus Fugger (1529-1597), inscription on front pastedown, early library shelfmarks, by descent to — Marquard Fugger, Graf von Kirchberg und Weissenhorn (1596-1655) — Öttingen-Wallerstein, family library (Schloss Maihingen), inkstamp — Eugen Wolfgang Karl Friedrich Joseph Notger, Fürst zu Öttingen-Öttingen und Öttingen-Wallerstein (1885-1969) — Karl & Faber, Auktion 8: Bibliophile Kostbarkeiten aus der Bibliothek des Augsburger Patriziers Marcus Fugger, Munich, 6-7 November 1933, lot 408 — Librairie Paul Jammes, Paris, 2010. acquisition: Purchased from Librairie Paul Jammes, Paris. references: (1) USTC 203623; Renouard (Loys) 339; (2) USTC 153951; Renouard (Loys) 246