Tychonis Brahe Astronomiæ instauratæ mechanica
Tycho Brahe's Astronomiæ instauratæ mechanica, printed in Nuremberg in 1602 by Lucas Hulsius, is a scholarly treatise on the design and construction of astronomical instruments and observatories, aimed at astronomers and instrument makers. Its pages are dense Latin text in a single column, broken by ornate engraved cartouches of scrolling strapwork, dangling pendants and figures, which a designer could study for Renaissance decorative framing and border devices.
