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Exhibitor

Antiquariaat Garcia
Onder den Toren 6
2800 Mechelen
Belgium

Contact

Isabelle Garcia

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Email

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Leiden, ex Officinae Plantinianae apud Christophorum Raphelengium, 1600.
GROTIUS Syntagma Arateorum: Opus poeticae et astronomiae utilissimum: Quo quae contineantur versa pagella indicabit. In-4°. 6 ff [42 pp] 1bl [36 pp] 94 pp, 128 pp. Contemporary leather. Spine on 5 raised bands, spinr-top- end with some loss, front joint weak at the bottom. Grotius's redaction of the Phaenomena of Aratus, which describes the positions of the chief stars and constellations and includes Grotius's critical apparatus. Illustrated with 42 beautiful engravings by Jacob De Gheyn depicting constellations. This copy whitout " Hugeiani Grotii Notae ad Phaenomena Arati (24pp) and 2 plates. Ref: BB, T3, G320, pp 322 -323. Rare !
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