About This Item
Title
Theorica eclipsis lunaris
Theorica eclipsis solaris
Subject
Astronomy
Book Illustrations
Incunabula
Description
Artist unknown.
Diagrams showing lunar and solar eclipses.
Source
Original image in: Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, active 1230. Sphaera mundi (Venice : Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus, 4 Oct. 1490), leaf 42r. 1f 7 1490 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Sphaera mundi was originally composed in the 13th century by Joannes de Sacro Bosco, a 13th century mathematician and astronomer, also known as John Holywood. The work deals with the shape and apparent movement of the earth and other heavenly bodies and was the single most influential astronomy text for centuries.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1490
Rights
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Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
1f_7_1490.42r.jpg
Original Format
1 print : color woodcut
Physical Dimensions
21 x 14 cm
Citation
“Theorica eclipsis lunaris,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2410.