About This Item
Title
Ptolemeus and Astronomia
Subject
Astronomy
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Ptolemy looks up to the skies and holds a quadrant. The female figure standing behind him, representing astronomy, points at something in the sky.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Reisch, Gregor, -1525. Margarita philosophica (Basilee : Michael Furterius, 1517), leaf 122v. 1g 52c (Historical Medical Library of the College of Phyicians of Philadelphia)
Margarita philosophica, an encyclopedia intended for younger students, first appeared in Freiburg, Germany in 1503. Written by Gregor Reisch in a catechetical, question-and-answer form, the work is divided into 12 chapters of knowledge, filled with charts, diagrams, and block prints.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1517
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
1g_52c.122v
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
21 x 16 cm
Citation
“Ptolemeus and Astronomia,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2405.
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