Cosmografia de ptolomeo book

Lost for 1,000 years, it was first rediscovered during the time of the italian renaissance and frequently adapted. Biblioteca nazionale vittorio emanuele iii piazza del plebiscito 1 802 napoli tel. The heraldry of the acquaviva family is often incorporated into the ornamental adornment. From book ii through the beginning of book vii, a gazetteer provides longitude and latitude values for the world known to the ancient romans the ecumene. An unsurpassed master of knowledge claudio ptolomeo, egyptian astronomer, mathematician and geographer, from the ii century of the christian era, born in tolemaida hermia high egypt and lived and worked in alexandria. Otra ed cartografia e historia natural del nuevo mundo. Book i is a treatise on cartography, describing the methods used to assemble and arrange ptolemys data. Wikimedia commons alberga una categoria multimedia sobre claudio ptolomeo. The geography consists of three sections, divided among 8 books. Cosmographia not only contained the latest maps and views of many wellknown cities, but also included an encyclopaedic amount of detail about the known and unknown world, and was undoubtedly one of the most widely read books of its time. Other books of fine arts, leisure and collecting for sale. Claudii ptolomei cosmographiae liber primus haec habet. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The book contains, among others, a gorgeous personification of geography and a depiction of ptolemy.

There are also a latin text and an english one of an account of the marvels of the east. The last german edition was published in 1628, long after his death. The famous geographic work by claudius ptolemy, known by the latin name cosmographia, was a groundbreaking work of the 2nd century. Cosmographia, by sebastian munster, 1544 and later editions. One of only 3,000 copies printed only 1,000 copies were printed for the english issue.

Halfmorocco binding also available in wrappers for c. Original ptolomeo is the freestanding b ookcase that doesnt require any further presentation. Ptolemy was well versed in astronomy, astrology and geography. Podras ver y comprar sus nuevos y ultimos libros, novedades, packs especiales, descargar su libro digital en pdf o epub, obras y sagas del autor.

If your book order is heavier or oversized, we would contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Grandiose decorative frames surround the colorful miniatures designed with great attention to detail. Facsimile edition based on the original atlas housed in the university of valencia.

Shipping costs are based on books weighing 8 lb, or 4 kg national shipping. D and in his last years he wrote this important geography, rediscovered in western. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mejores libros, ebooks o novelas del escritor claudio ptolomeo con su biografia y bibliografia. Claudio tolomeo, cosmographia biblioteca nazionale di. Almost rivalling in his ingenuity the great hiparco of nicea and, systematically, hardly surpassed by anybody, possessed the knowledge of antiquity in several scientific fields. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.