PTOLEMAEUS, CLAUDIUS.

Die Cosmographia des Claudius Ptolemaeus 1472. (Facsimilie of Codex Urbinas Latinus, no 277, in Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome)

Zurich & New York, Besler and Johnson, 1982-1983.

Large folio (620 by 460 mm). In the original magnificent full calf binding with blind-tooled ornamentation, gilt centrepiece, brass centre and corner pieces and two leather clasps. No. 54 out of 500 copies. A fine and clean copy. 135, (2) pp. With a total of 44 maps of which 29 are double-page. 1 leaf, the world map, loosely inserted as usual.

Accompanying the atlas is a commentary-volume in half calf. 88, (6) pp.

An outstanding facsimile of the Vatican's Ptolemy Cosmographia of 1472, no. 277 in the Vatican Library. This present copy being no. 54 of only 500 copies produced. The manuscript was written by Ugo Comminelli from Mézières in Florence and completed in 1472/73. Maps and decorations were designed by important Italian artists such as Francesco Rosselli and Pietro del Massaio. 

Order-nr.: 61359