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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
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
