Owner: Bozerian, François, le Jeune ( 1765 - 1818)
Description: "Romantic" straight grained dark blue morocco binding with gold tooled borders depicting stars. Gilt edges. Gold tooled titling on the spine: "Astronomi Veteres" on the top part of the spine, "Aldus 1499" on the bottom of the spine. "Rel. p. Bozerian Jeune" stamped in gold on the bottom of the spine in very small lettering.
Source: Firmicus Maternus, Julius, Mathesis (De nativitatibus libri VIII). Ed: Franciscus Niger. Add: Marcus Manilius: Astronomicorum libri V. Aratus: Phaenomena [Latin and Greek]. Tr & adapt: Germanicus Caesar, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rufius Festus Avienus. Theon: Commentaria in Aratum [Greek]. Pseudo- Proclus Diadochus [i.e. Geminos]: Sphaera [Greek and Latin]. Tr: Thomas Linacrus , Venice Aldus Manutius, Romanus June and [17] Oct. 1499
Institution: Athens, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation Shelfmark: INC046
Place of use: Paris Exact Date: 1790-1818
Type: Binding
Height: 32.9 Width: 22.

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49M51 book-cover, binding

See: https://data.cerl.org/mei/02014942
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