Atlas of Claudius Ptolemy.

Claudius PTOLEMY (Author)

Origin: Naples, XVth c.
Biblioteca Histórica de la Universitat de València

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Ms. 1895.
Facsimile. Illuminated manuscripts.
84-85094-37-9.
978-84-85094-37-0.
32 x 45 cm.
110+2 crd.
220+4 crd.
Latin.
XVth c.
1983.
3000+28.
Engraved leather on wooden board.
Geography.
Dust jacket containing the facsimile volume and the commentary volume.
Specially made paper with the same characteristics as the original. Limited edition numbered and signed by notary.

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Atlas de Claudio Ptolomeo. Estudios/Commentary.

Víctor NAVARRO BROTONS (Author)

Ángel AGUIRRE ÁLVAREZ (Author)

Enrique RODRÍGUEZ GALDEANO (Translator)

Thomas F. GLICK (Translator)

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Studies. Illuminated manuscripts.
84-85094-36-0.
978-84-85094-36-3.
32 x 45 cm.
206.
Spanish and English.
1983.

Engraved half leather.
Geography.

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Claudius Ptolemy, Egyptian astronomer, mathematician and geographer, from the II century of the Christian era, born in Tolemaida Hermia (High Egypt) and lived and worked in Alexandria. Almost rivalling in his ingenuity the great Hiparcus of Nicea and, systematically, hardly surpassed by anybody, possessed the knowledge of antiquity in several scientific fields, extending it in some of them. For astronomers’ use he invented a trigonometry, so complete, that it prevailed throughout the Middle Ages.

The manuscript which exists in the Biblioteca Histórica de la Universitat de València was ordered to be copied and illustrated by Alphonse the Magnanimous from the library owned by the King in Castel Nuovo of Naples and was passed on to the Biblioteca de San Miguel de los Reyes. It dates from the XV century, as other copies exist in His Majesty’s Libraries, and in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Jesuit priest Jos Fischer, in an article published in the journal "Ibérica" alludes to this manuscript and the mention of Greek or Latin manuscripts existent in the Libraries of Rome, London, Milan, Florence, Naples, Vienna, Munich, Venice, Parma, Modena and Nancy. The editions succeed one another from 1475 to 1845.

The Universitat de València's manuscript is of singular beauty, composed of 216 usable pages, except page 104, on two columns and 57 lines. The material employed is vellum. XV century print, with borders illuminated in gold and colour, with an angel holding a crown with a space for a coat of arms, capital letters in gold and colour, red titles and catchwords every ten leaves. The binding is patterned leather, on board and with gilt edges.

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ACN History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600
ACND Renaissance art
AFJ Other graphic art forms
AFT Decorative arts
HBG General & world history
HBJ Regional & national history
HBJD European history
HBLA Ancient history: to c 500 CE
HBLA1 Classical history / classical civilisation
HBLC Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500
HBLC1 Medieval history

1D Europe
1DSE Spain
1DSEC Aragón, Autonomous Community
1DSET Valenciana, Autonomous Community
1DST Italy
2ADL Latin
3D BCE to c 500 CE
3H c 1000 CE to c 1500
ACN History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600