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MACROBIUS, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius. Macrobii Ambrosii... in Somnium Scipionis. Books II. Lugduni, apud Seb. Griphyum, 1542 8vo; 160x100 mm. Coeval binding in full vellum. Pages 567, [73]. Typographic mark on title page. Woodcut initials; Roman, Italic and Greek typeface. Illustrations and diagrams of cosmographic character impressed in woodcut in the text. Marginalia of old hand. Woodworm holes in margin of first few papers; on several papers repaired woodworm holes. Good copy. Rare figured edition, featuring the famous non-Tolemaic planisphere. Combined are Macrobius' two masterpieces of the Neo-Platonic: the Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis and the seven books of the Saturnalia, a philosophical banquet. Using excerpts from the Somnium Scipionis Macrobius illustrates the Neo-Platonic philosophy of souls, astronomy, with references to the rotation of the planets Mars and Venus around the sun (indicated by Stillwell), and the theory of music. The Saturnalia, is a scholarly dialogue that takes place over three days, on the occasion of festivals in honor of the god Saturn. The work has an encyclopedic character and is centered mainly on the figure of Virgil, although its contents range from religion to literature and history to the natural sciences; there are numerous quotations of passages from Greek and Latin authors, the index to which is given at the end. The circular planisphere imprinted on half a page appears in this edition, on p. 144. Shirley: "His neoplatonic commentary includes ... a geographic concept which is different from that of Ptolemy. The inhabited world north id the Equator is balanced fby a southern continent and divided from it by water." The northern half of the world map shows Europe, Asia and India, with a truncated shape of Africa, the Red Sea flowing into an equatorial ocean separating the northern continent from a large southern continent bearing the inscription 'Perusta tenperata, antipodum nobis incognita, frigida." The map appears, with several variants, in several editions of Macrobius, beginning in 1483. Graesse IV, 330; Adams M-68; Olschki, Choix, for other ediz. Shirley Mapping the World 13; Stillwell 74. 8vo; 160x100 mm. Contemporary full vellum binding. Pages 567, [73]. Printer's mark on title page. Woodcut initials; Roman, Italic and Greek types. Woodcut illustrations and diagrams of cosmographic nature in the text. Marginalia in an ancient hand. Wormholes in the margin of the first leaves; on several leaves woodworm holes repaired; overall good specimen. Rare illustrated edition, with the famous non-Ptolemaic planisphere. The two masterpieces of the Neoplatonist Macrobius are united: the Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis and the seven books of the Saturnalia, a philosophical banquet. Using excerpts from the Somnium Scipionis Macrobius illustrates the Neoplatonic philosophy of souls, astronomy, with references to the rotation of the planets Mars and Venus around the sun (indicated by Stillwell), and the theory of music. The Saturnalia are an erudite dialogue that takes place over three days, on the occasion of the festivals in honor of the god Saturn. The work has an encyclopedic character and is mainly centered on the figure of Virgil, even if its contents range from religion to literature and history to the natural sciences; numerous quotations from passages by Greek and Latin authors, the index of which is reported at the end. In this edition the circular planisphere appears printed half way down the page, on p. 144. Shirley: "His neoplatonic commentary includes ... a geographic concept which is different from that of Ptolemy. The inhabited world north id the Equator is balanced fby a southern continent and divided from it by water." The northern half of the world map shows Europe, Asia and India, with a truncated shape of Africa, the Red Sea flowing into an equatorial ocean separating the northern continent from a large southern continent bearing the inscription 'Perusta tenperata, antipodum nobis incognita, frigida." The map is present, with different variations, in some editions of Macrobius, starting from 1483. Graesse IV, 330. Adams M-68. Olschki, Choix, for other editions. Shirley Mapping the World 13; Stillwell 74.

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MACROBIUS, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius. Macrobii Ambrosii... in Somnium Scipionis. Books II. Lugduni, apud Seb. Griphyum, 1542 8vo; 160x100 mm. Coeval binding in full vellum. Pages 567, [73]. Typographic mark on title page. Woodcut initials; Roman, Italic and Greek typeface. Illustrations and diagrams of cosmographic character impressed in woodcut in the text. Marginalia of old hand. Woodworm holes in margin of first few papers; on several papers repaired woodworm holes. Good copy. Rare figured edition, featuring the famous non-Tolemaic planisphere. Combined are Macrobius' two masterpieces of the Neo-Platonic: the Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis and the seven books of the Saturnalia, a philosophical banquet. Using excerpts from the Somnium Scipionis Macrobius illustrates the Neo-Platonic philosophy of souls, astronomy, with references to the rotation of the planets Mars and Venus around the sun (indicated by Stillwell), and the theory of music. The Saturnalia, is a scholarly dialogue that takes place over three days, on the occasion of festivals in honor of the god Saturn. The work has an encyclopedic character and is centered mainly on the figure of Virgil, although its contents range from religion to literature and history to the natural sciences; there are numerous quotations of passages from Greek and Latin authors, the index to which is given at the end. The circular planisphere imprinted on half a page appears in this edition, on p. 144. Shirley: "His neoplatonic commentary includes ... a geographic concept which is different from that of Ptolemy. The inhabited world north id the Equator is balanced fby a southern continent and divided from it by water." The northern half of the world map shows Europe, Asia and India, with a truncated shape of Africa, the Red Sea flowing into an equatorial ocean separating the northern continent from a large southern continent bearing the inscription 'Perusta tenperata, antipodum nobis incognita, frigida." The map appears, with several variants, in several editions of Macrobius, beginning in 1483. Graesse IV, 330; Adams M-68; Olschki, Choix, for other ediz. Shirley Mapping the World 13; Stillwell 74. 8vo; 160x100 mm. Contemporary full vellum binding. Pages 567, [73]. Printer's mark on title page. Woodcut initials; Roman, Italic and Greek types. Woodcut illustrations and diagrams of cosmographic nature in the text. Marginalia in an ancient hand. Wormholes in the margin of the first leaves; on several leaves woodworm holes repaired; overall good specimen. Rare illustrated edition, with the famous non-Ptolemaic planisphere. The two masterpieces of the Neoplatonist Macrobius are united: the Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis and the seven books of the Saturnalia, a philosophical banquet. Using excerpts from the Somnium Scipionis Macrobius illustrates the Neoplatonic philosophy of souls, astronomy, with references to the rotation of the planets Mars and Venus around the sun (indicated by Stillwell), and the theory of music. The Saturnalia are an erudite dialogue that takes place over three days, on the occasion of the festivals in honor of the god Saturn. The work has an encyclopedic character and is mainly centered on the figure of Virgil, even if its contents range from religion to literature and history to the natural sciences; numerous quotations from passages by Greek and Latin authors, the index of which is reported at the end. In this edition the circular planisphere appears printed half way down the page, on p. 144. Shirley: "His neoplatonic commentary includes ... a geographic concept which is different from that of Ptolemy. The inhabited world north id the Equator is balanced fby a southern continent and divided from it by water." The northern half of the world map shows Europe, Asia and India, with a truncated shape of Africa, the Red Sea flowing into an equatorial ocean separating the northern continent from a large southern continent bearing the inscription 'Perusta tenperata, antipodum nobis incognita, frigida." The map is present, with different variations, in some editions of Macrobius, starting from 1483. Graesse IV, 330. Adams M-68. Olschki, Choix, for other editions. Shirley Mapping the World 13; Stillwell 74.

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