Lot 80
  • 80

Mizauld, Antoine

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Mizauld, Antoine
  • Four cosmographical works in one volume, comprising:
  • Paper
De mundi sphaera, seu cosmographica, libri tres. Paris: Guillaume Cavellat, 1552, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials and illustrations, lacking all volvelles
Zodiacus, sive duodecim signorum coeli hortulus. Paris: Charles Guillard, 1553, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials
Planetae, sive planetarum collegium. Paris: Charles Guillard, 1553, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials
Asterismi, sive stellatarum octavi coeli imaginum officina. Paris: Charles Guillard, 1553, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, folding letterpress and woodcut plate at end, plate slightly torn

8vo (170 x 110mm.), modern limp vellum with yapp edges in period style

Literature

Houzeau & Lancaster 2565-2568

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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Catalogue Note

Mizauld (1510-1578), a professor of medicine in Paris, was a prolific author of works on medicine, astronomy, natural history, and meteorology. He was a friend of Oronce Fine who composed the poetic preface to De mundi sphaera.