Sferamundi: in Italian ottava rima. Written in a rounded gothic hand, 32 lines to a page. Initial A on the first leaf in red and yellow, some headings in red. Illustrated with 8 astronomical figures in water-colour. A foliation has been supplied in pencil. Fol. 1 AL padre al filio: et ad spirito sancto/Per ogni secul sia gloria: et honore./ 18 Doue si nauicca e finisse qui/L asia magiore [sic] el fiume tanai.//Finis.//(Within an outlined scroll in red) Questa sie opera del fa. ri. na.
1 volume 18 ll folio. 29 1/2 x 20 cm. Unbound. Margins of some leaves frayed, with slight loss of text: second leaf torn.
Astronomy; Mathematical geography; Geography, Ancient; Poetry; Maps
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Format: Archive, Institution: n/a, Identifier: b19676724, Digicode: digwms, Collection code: MS.231