DECEM TRACTATUS ASTRONOMIAE.
Published by E. RATDOLT 26 March 1491, 1491
- Hardcover
- Used





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Legatura in pergamena antica da riutilizzo; al dorso, 3 nervi rilevati; al contropiatto anteriore, doppio ex-libris, uno per F. Hopkinson, Malvern e l`altro per Wells - Hans Fürstenberg. 1 carta bianca di epoca successiva con annotazioni a penna sull`opera. 422 carte, le prime 14 con la sola numerazione di registro, le altre 408 con numerazione di registro e numerazione manoscritta a penna. Le prime 14 carte probabilmente da altro esemplare, presentandosi con il margine laterale leggermente più corto di qualche millimetro. All`linterno, numerose incisioni silografiche raffiguranti capolettera, diagrammi, simboli astronomici e segni zodiacali; al recto dell`ultima carta, magnifica marca tipografica dell`editore Ratdolt, impressa in rosso e nero. Collazione: [*]14 a-z A-Z AA-EE8 (*1r register title, *1v preface by Canter, *2r tabula, a1r title, a1v blank, a2r text, EE7v colophon, EE8r printer`s device, verso blank. Types: 7:92G, 8:90G, 9:130G, 12:180G, 4:76G, 15:70G. Testo su 44 linee (variabili). Prima rarissima edizione di questo magnifico incunabolo. L`opera si basa fortemente sugli scritti degli astrologi arabi, di quelli tolemaici e degli scrittori del periodo classico. Bonatti o Bonatus è autore di numerose opere astronomiche e uno degli astrologi più famosi e influenti del XIII secolo. Nel 1260 promosse l` \"Astrologus Communis Florentiae de Forolivio \". L`opera in esame è una storia di scienze magiche e sperimentali. Al loro tempo i sacerdoti babilonesi profetizzavano per il loro re decodificando le osservazioni delle eclissi. Queste previsioni erano divise in sette parti, in quanto sette erano i pianeti celesti tradizionali: Sole, Luna, Mercurio, Marte, Venere, Giove e Saturno. Berosus, sacerdote del tempio di Bel, è considerato il primo autore dei trattati astrologici, anche se Luciano di Samosata pensava che gli etiopi fossero gli astrologi più antichi. Più tardi, gli egiziani svilupparono la vecchia scienza e i greci la presero come l`unico metodo di divinazione e lo perfezionarono; i romani fecero loro queste teorie conidzionando ogni aspetto della loro vita sociale e individuale. La pubblicazione dell`opera in esame influenzò certamente Leonardo da Vinci, come ebbe a scrivere Solmi: \"Che tal opera astrologica fosse posseduta dal Vinci è cosa naturale, prima per la gran fama del Bonatti, poi per le pregevoli nozioni di soda astronomia e di altre scienze, che vi sono contenute\". Esemplare in buone condizioni complessive, su carta croccante, bene inchiostrato e ad ampi margini; prima carta incollata al margine interno alla carta bianca che la precede, così come l`ultima carta, incollata sul foglio bianco che la segue; lievi gore all`interno del margine superiore, che compare e scompare lungo il volume, a cui si accompagna una lieve gora al margine esterno alle ultime carte, sempre lontano dal testo; piccolissimi fori di tarlo alle prime carte, più estesi ultime 4. Opera davvero rara e con il Registro presente, spesso mancate in altri esemplari. Ancient vellum for reuse; bookplates by F. Hopkinson, Malvern and Wells-Hans Fürstenberg. 1 cb. of a later period with pen annotations. 422 leaves. The first 14 leaves with the side margin slightly shorter by a few millimeters. Inside, there are numerous woodcut engravings depicting initials, diagrams, astronomical symbols and zodiac signs; on the obverse of the last leaf, a magnificent typographic mark of the publisher Ratdolt, impressed in red and black. Collation: [*]14 a-z A-Z AA-EE8 (*1r register title, *1v preface by Canter, *2r tabula, a1r title, a1v blank, a2r text, EE7v colophon, EE8r printer`s device, verso blank). This is the first very rare edition of this magnificent incunabulum. The work is heavily based on the writings of Arabic astrologers, Ptolemaic astrologers, and writers of the classical period; a history of magical and experimental sciences. A truly rare work with the Register present, often missing in other copies. Very good impressions inside, clean.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- DECEM TRACTATUS ASTRONOMIAE.
- Author
- BONATUS DE FORLIVIO Guido (1230-1296)
- Publisher
- E. RATDOLT 26 March 1491
- Publication year
- 1491
- Condition
- molto buono
- Binding
- Rilegato
- Dimensions
- In-4° (213x163mm)
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