606 - Stöffler, Johannes. *Calendarium Romanum magnum*. With 5 full-page woodcuts (4 of which are in red and black), 48 small figurative woodcuts, and 63 schematic woodcuts of the phases of the moon. Oppenheim, Köbel, 1518. 8 (of 14) unnumbered leaves, 74 numbered leaves, 50 unnumbered leaves (in red and black). 30 x 21.5 cm. New cardboard cover.

Stöffler, Johannes. *Calendarium Romanum magnum*. With 5 full-page woodcuts (4 of which are in red and black), 48 small figurative woodcuts, and 63 schematic woodcuts of the phases of the moon. Oppenheim, Köbel, 1518. 8 (of 14) unnumbered leaves, 74 numbered leaves, 50 unnumbered leaves (in red and black). 30 x 21.5 cm. New cardboard cover. First edition. - Benzing, Köbel 58 - Houzeau/Lancaster I, 13730 - VD16 p. 9188 - Zinner 1101. - “This calendar … continued Regiomontanus’s efforts to improve the calendar with its precise data on the movements of the sun and moon for the years 1518–74 and with its explanations of chronology and sundials …” (Zinner, p. 15ff). - A beautiful, partly two-color print from the first Oppenheim printing house. - The second part of the work contains the actual calendar and tables printed in red and black, including 24 small square cityscapes, 12 calendar woodcuts depicting agricultural activities for each month, as well as 12 round woodcuts printed in the margin depicting the signs of the zodiac. At the end are 4 two-color, full-page woodcuts depicting astronomical instruments; in some copies, these were removed and enclosed as detachable inserts. - Pages *1–6 are facsimiles. - With numerous contemporary marginal notes and figures in red ink; consistent moisture stains along the page margins and isolated wormholes; the first 4 leaves of the index are more heavily stained and have minor edge damage; the last leaf has been restored at the top and along the spine. *