| Notes: | Title from cover.
Collection FA: RCPCFA012, RCP Library.
Document notes: Variant Title: Sphera mundi. Sacro-Bosco 1499. Theorica planetarum. Purbachius 1500, Statement of Responsibility: Cicchi Esculani Francisci Capuani de Manfredonia Jacobi Fabri Stapulensis, Publication Statement: Impressum Venetiis per Simonem Papiensem dictum Biuilaquam & summa diligentia correctum: ut legentibus patebit. Anno Cristi Sidetum conditoris. MCDXCIX. Decimo Calendas Nouembres i.e. Oct 1499, Illustrations: Illustrations (woodcuts), Dimensions: 31 cm (folio), Binding: 19th? century black quarter morocco; marbled paper covered boards; five raised bands; stamp inside front board: Bound by Sizer"; spine title: "Sphera mundi. Sacro-Bosco 1499. Theorica planetarum. Purbachius 1500", Provenance: Armorial book-plate inside front board: Royal College of Physicians; Squashed fly found on sig d5v, General Note: Former shelfmark on title-page top right: e underlined, W 194, 44.g.5, D1/47-d-16 and SR D10/3; Anonymous. By Joannes de Sacrobosco; Includes Peurbach's Theoricae novae planetarum, which begins on leaf p1; Imprint from colophon on leaf o6r; Signatures: a-c^6, d^8, e-z^6, &^6 (u2 signed n2); Printer's device with inscription 'Simon Beuilaqua' at foot of leaf o6r; Leaves a3-5 exist in two states; in one, leaf a3r begins 'dELUCIDATIS', in the other it begins 'dELUCIdatis'. The latter state is sometimes found issued with an additional final gathering of four leaves signed 9. Blank leaf inserted between o6 & p1. a3r begins dELUCIdatis, but the final gathering of 9^4 is absent; Printed with text surrounded on three sides by Cecco's commentary. Capuano's and Lefevre d'Etaples' commentaries follow the text itself; Spaces left with guide letters for initials, Citation Note: Hain-Copinger, 14125; Goff, J419; BM 15th cent., V, 254; IGI, 5351; Klebs, 874.27; Rhodes, 1034; CLC S26; ISTC ij00419000, Preservation Note: Pencil note inside back board: Dressed 26/6/81, Collection: Dorchester, Genre: Armorial book-plates; Raised bands; Marbled papers; Morocco bindings; Woodcut illustrations; Incunabula, Other Names: Bevilaqua, Simon, fl. 1485-1518 (Printer); Sizer (Binder), priref: 40371, Barcode: 7217, CopyShelfRef: 1a(9), CID: 35597.
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