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Nabu Press, 2011-10-04. Paperback. Good.
Harmonia Macrocosima / The Finest Atlas Of The Heavens / Der Prachtigte Himmelsatlas / L'Atlas Celeste Le Plus Admirable by Cellarius, Andreas (Robert van Ghent intro)
by Cellarius, Andreas (Robert van Ghent intro)
Harmonia Macrocosima / The Finest Atlas Of The Heavens / Der Prachtigte Himmelsatlas / L'Atlas Celeste Le Plus Admirable
by Cellarius, Andreas (Robert van Ghent intro)
- Used
- Hardcover
Taschen Koln 2006 (first published in 1660). 54.0 x 32.0cms, 240pp, colour illusts, Some tiny chips on the front cover, otherwise very good+ hardback with decorated cover (no dustwrapper as issued). This is a very heavy book so expect extra freight costs. Gent's essays are based on the copy in the Universiteitsbibliotheek Amsterdam. The chapters are: celestial atlases, celestial globes & world systems:: plates: an overview & brief history of the constellations depicted in the Harmonia Macrocosmica; the star names in the Harmonia Macrocosima; glossary (altitude - zodiac); biography of Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665); selected bibliography. English, French & German text.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (AU)
- Book Condition Used
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Taschen Koln 2006 (first published in 1660)
- Keywords astrology astronomy renaissance science