Apian,P.

Folium Populi. Instrumentum iam recens inventum, et in figuram folii populi redactum per radios solis toto orbe horas com[m]unes ostendit / In disem newen Instrument, das die form unnd gestalt hat eines blats werden durch den Sonnen scheyn, in der gantzen welt gefunden die gemainen stunden des Tages. With a large woodcut title by Hans Brosamer, a large woodcut armorial and a folding woodcut plate. Ingolstadt, October 22, 1533. folio. [11] ll., [1] w. Modern softcover. VD16 A 3084. stalla 79. schottenloher, apian 36. ortroy 106. zinner, instruments 116. first edition. - "This work, written in Latin and German, treats of a sundial in the form of a poplar leaf for finding the ordinary hours, the hours of the rising and setting of the sun, and the hours of unequal length" (Zinner 1513). - With the often missing illustration of the poplar leaf, which should be removed for use and glued to wood. - The folding plate with kl. tear in the fold. - With big title woodcut by Hans Brosamer, coat of arms woodcut and woodcut folding plate. Modern brochure. Folding plate with small tear.