Second Rome Edition with the “Finest Ptolemaic Plates produced until Gerard Mercator”
Second Rome Edition with the “Finest Ptolemaic Plates produced until Gerard Mercator”
By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius, 1490
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Description
Author: PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius
Publication place: Rome
Publisher: Petri de Turre
Publication date: 1490.
Physical description: Folio (425 by 282mm), loose endpaper/initial blank on different paper, minor wormholes to first two gatherings, occasional minor staining to margins not affecting text, very occasional manuscript annotations in faded ink, 27 double-page engraved maps, minor staining to world map, some loss to right edge of ‘Quinta Asia Tabula’ not affecting printed area, ‘Sexta Asia Tabula’ with small closed tear to title, small open tear to right edge and some brown staining, some minor brown staining to ‘Decima Asia Tabula’, minor wormholes to final two gatherings. Contemporary calf decorated in blind with intricate roll tool borders enclosing central diamond with woven rope motif, clasps with cross straps replaced, some areas of repair including triangular area c50-60mm to upper cover and small area to lower left hand corner of lower cover, early paper label with manuscript lettering in iron gall ink. Collation: A8 (first leaf blank) B‑C8, D6 (second leaf incorrectly signed D3), E6, a10 (first leaf blank), b‑g8, h3 (lacking final blank leaf), 27 engraved maps, 2a8 (2a1r blank, 2a1v registrum super tractum de tribus orbis partibus, 2a2r-2c5r de locis ac mirabilibus mundi et primo de tribus orbis partibus), 2b8, 2c6 (lacking final blank leaf, 2c5r colophon: Hoc opus Ptholomei memorabile quidem et insigne exactissima diligentia castigatum iucondo quodam caractere impressum fuit et completum Rome anno a nativitate Domini .M.CCCC.LXXXX die .IV. Novembris. arte ac impensis Petri de Turre, 2c5v blank).Watermark: text leaves watermarked with a cross within a circle, maps watermarked with a cardinals hat.
Inventory reference: 12942