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ASTRONOMY & ASTROLOGY
7
Johannes REGIOMONTANUS
Johann M tiller, the Great German Astronomer, born at Kbnigs-
berg in Franconia in 1436, died at Rome in 1476.
7 Kalender (auf die Jahre 1489-1530). Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt, 1489.
4to. Goth, letter, 30 unn. 11. with sign,, initial strokes and paragraph-
marks supplied in red. Printed in red and black. With 12 nice
woodcuts, representing the signs of the zodiac, many cuts of
eclipses, printed in red and black, 4 full-page astronomical
diagrams and many very nice ornate Venetian woodcut ini-
tials on black ground by Bernhard Maier. Old vellum. Frs. 1500.“
Hain*-Cop. 13787- Not in Proctor and the Brit. Mus. Cat. Sudhoff, Deutsche
medizinische Inkunabeln 265. Schreiber V, 4371-
Extremely rare German edition of a calender by the famous Astronomer
Johannes Regiomontanus.
On verso of the title we find eight verses to the reader, in praise of the work,
on I. a2 follows the „Tafel der land vnd stet“. The Kalendarium commences on 1. a2 v.
The description of the eclipses of sun and moon begins on 1. b4 v, illustrated by
40 cuts printed in red and black. Then follows on 1. c1 v: Wie man den newen
mon vnd vol mon vinden sol. On 1. c2: Von der sunnen vnd des mans vinsternufi. On
1. c5 v begins the interesting chapter on dial: Wie man ain sunevr machen sol. On
1. c8 we find the chapter: Uon aigensdiaft der xij Zaichen, illustrated by 12 nice cuts.
On 1. c9 v. follows: Aigenschafft der siben planeten. At end there are four large astro-
nomical and astrological diagrams: Instrument der planeten stand. Instrument des waren
lauffs des Mones. Quadrans horologii orizontalis. Quadratum horarium generate. These
four diagrams are printed on four leaves, of which two each are agglutinated; in the
invisible parts of these leaves the same diagrams are also printed. The movable piece
belonging to the last diagram is wanting.
Quite perfect copy of this rare and finely printed German calendar. The first II.
are rather wormed with loss of a few letters and in blank margins. Old MS. notes
partly erased. The blank space of title-leaf is blotted with black ink.
No copy in U. S. A. (acc. to Census) and the British Museum.
See Reproduction, page 6.
G1LHOFER & RANSCHBURG, WIEN I, BOGNERGASSE Nr, 2.
7
Johannes REGIOMONTANUS
Johann M tiller, the Great German Astronomer, born at Kbnigs-
berg in Franconia in 1436, died at Rome in 1476.
7 Kalender (auf die Jahre 1489-1530). Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt, 1489.
4to. Goth, letter, 30 unn. 11. with sign,, initial strokes and paragraph-
marks supplied in red. Printed in red and black. With 12 nice
woodcuts, representing the signs of the zodiac, many cuts of
eclipses, printed in red and black, 4 full-page astronomical
diagrams and many very nice ornate Venetian woodcut ini-
tials on black ground by Bernhard Maier. Old vellum. Frs. 1500.“
Hain*-Cop. 13787- Not in Proctor and the Brit. Mus. Cat. Sudhoff, Deutsche
medizinische Inkunabeln 265. Schreiber V, 4371-
Extremely rare German edition of a calender by the famous Astronomer
Johannes Regiomontanus.
On verso of the title we find eight verses to the reader, in praise of the work,
on I. a2 follows the „Tafel der land vnd stet“. The Kalendarium commences on 1. a2 v.
The description of the eclipses of sun and moon begins on 1. b4 v, illustrated by
40 cuts printed in red and black. Then follows on 1. c1 v: Wie man den newen
mon vnd vol mon vinden sol. On 1. c2: Von der sunnen vnd des mans vinsternufi. On
1. c5 v begins the interesting chapter on dial: Wie man ain sunevr machen sol. On
1. c8 we find the chapter: Uon aigensdiaft der xij Zaichen, illustrated by 12 nice cuts.
On 1. c9 v. follows: Aigenschafft der siben planeten. At end there are four large astro-
nomical and astrological diagrams: Instrument der planeten stand. Instrument des waren
lauffs des Mones. Quadrans horologii orizontalis. Quadratum horarium generate. These
four diagrams are printed on four leaves, of which two each are agglutinated; in the
invisible parts of these leaves the same diagrams are also printed. The movable piece
belonging to the last diagram is wanting.
Quite perfect copy of this rare and finely printed German calendar. The first II.
are rather wormed with loss of a few letters and in blank margins. Old MS. notes
partly erased. The blank space of title-leaf is blotted with black ink.
No copy in U. S. A. (acc. to Census) and the British Museum.
See Reproduction, page 6.
G1LHOFER & RANSCHBURG, WIEN I, BOGNERGASSE Nr, 2.
