Sphaera Mundi

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Decorated Initials:  Johannes de Sacro Busto. Sphaera Mundi. Venice: Franciscus Renner, 1478.

In addition to the features present in the Julius Caesar, the printer of this astronomical text has provided woodcut initials in the text. The illustrative woodcuts in this volume represent the first use of this technique for scientific diagrams.

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Illustration:  Johannes de Sacro Busto. Sphaera Mundi. Venice: Franciscus Renner, 1478.

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Colophon:  Johannes de Sacro Busto. Sphaera Mundi. Venice: Franciscus Renner, 1478.

Sphaera Mundi