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Image Not Available for Sphaera mundi (Sphere of the World)
Sphaera mundi (Sphere of the World)
Image Not Available for Sphaera mundi (Sphere of the World)

Sphaera mundi (Sphere of the World)

Joannes de Sacro Bosco (active 1230)
Unidentified artist, Italian, 15th century
Guilelmus Anima Mia, Tridinensis (Italian)
1491
Place of PublicationVenice, Italy
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with one full-page woodcut and numerous woodcut diagrams, some color-printed
DimensionsOverall: 19.5 x 16 x 1.5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Accession numberBR1074
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Venice: Guilelmus Anima Mia, Tridinensis, 14 January 1491
ProvenanceEarly ownership inscriptions on title page, one dated 1739; purchased "in Europe" by Sylvester R. Koehler for the MFA August 8, 1900