Sphaera Mundi
Object type: Book
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Johannes de Sacrobosco (John Holybush)|George von Peuerbach|Johann Regiomontanus|Erhard Ratdolt
Artist bio: British (?), active Paris ca. 1220–ca. 1256|Austrian, Peuerbach 1423–1461 Vienna|German, Königsberg 1436–1476 Rome|German, Augsburg ca. 1447–ca. 1528 Augsburg
Artist role: Author|Author|Author|Publisher
Artist nationality: Scottish or British|Austrian|German|German
Date: 1485
Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations printed or colored with stencils in one, two, and three colors. Many marginal notes and sketches in brown ink.
Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 1/2 in. (19.4 x 13.6 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Geography:  Venice     
Credit line: Gift of Paul J. Sachs, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Astronomy