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171 - A beautiful illustrated edition of this collection dedicated to constellations and mythology. A beautiful illustrated edition of this collection dedicated to constellations and mythology.
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A beautiful illustrated edition of this collection dedicated to constellations and mythology. A beautiful illustrated edition of this collection dedicated to constellations and mythology. Hyginus, Gaius Julius. *Fabularum Liber … Poeticon Astronomicon*. Paris, Parant, 1578. In octavo (165 x 115 mm); [8], 317 (but 319), [59] leaves. Several woodcut illustrations in the text (uniform, slight browning). Neoclassical binding in hazelnut-colored sponged calfskin, with a gilt wheel frame on the covers, a 5-rib spine with Greek-style decorations and a title in gold, red edges (caps missing). Collalto ex libris. A fine Parisian edition of the works attributed to Gaius Julius Hyginus, comprising the *Fabulae* and the *Poeticon astronomicon*, a collection of myths and astronomical traditions from antiquity. The numerous woodcuts depicting the constellations, the sun, the moon, and the planets are attributed to Heinrich Vogtherr the Elder. Beautifully illustrated edition of Hyginus’s mythological fables and poetic astronomy
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