Poeticon astronomicon
Poeticon astronomicon, a Latin astronomical mythology attributed to Hyginus, printed in Venice by Erhard Ratdolt, an incunable (pre-1501 printed book) prepared for scholars and readers of classical learning. Its woodcuts show mythological figures and planetary gods with zodiac star marks, drawn in a bold, schematic medieval style. A designer might take from them the simple outline figures, star-dotted bodies and emblematic props such as chariots and attributes that signal a constellation or planet.
