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Sphaera mundi, sive cosmographia quinque libris

(French, 1494–1555)
(French, died about 1577)
1552
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 45 woodcuts and diagrams
DimensionsOverall: 24.2 x 17 x 1.7 cm (9 1/2 x 6 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Accession numberBR1067
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Paris: Michel de Vascosan, 1552
ProvenanceOld ownership inscription on title page; Libreria Cecchi, Florence; Leo S. Olschki, Florence, from whom purchased (through Theodor H. Castor & Co., Boston) by MFA, August 7, 1900.
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1509
Restricted: For reference only
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