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Higinius de stellis

Hyginus, C. Julius · 1513 · Pavia : J. Paucidrapensis de Burgofranco for heirs of O. Scotus · 20 pictures

Higinius de stellis is a Latin astronomical treatise by Hyginus, printed in Pavia in 1513 by J. Paucidrapensis de Burgofranco for the heirs of O. Scotus, held by the Wellcome Library. Its woodcuts show mythological figures such as Perseus with the Gorgon's head, a seated woman ringed with stars, and a horned goat, drawn in bold black outlines with dotted star motifs that a designer could borrow for constellation-style graphics.

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