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274 - HYGINUS (Caius Julius). Fabularum libri. Poeticon astronomic…
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HYGINUS (Caius Julius). Fabularum libri. Poeticon astronomicon libri quatuor. Paris, Jean Parent, 1578. In-8, soft vellum with covers (contemporary binding). New edition of this important astronomy and mythology textbook compiled in the 2nd century for school use. It contains 277 fables and genealogies of the gods drawn from Greek sources, followed in this edition by Hygin's poem on Astronomy and other treatises attributed to Paléphatos, Fulgence, Aratos, Proclus, etc. The Phenomena of Aratos and the Treatise on the Sphere of Proclus are printed in Greek and in Latin translation. The illustration includes 48 woodcut figures in the text, representing the figures of the zodiac, the sun, the moon and the planets. Title shortened in lateral margin, small lack on 2nd f., marginal wetness. Lalande, 104 - HL, 1029 - Adams, H-1255.
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About the sale Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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