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Les principes d'astronomie et cosmographie : auec l'vsage du globe.

Gemma, Frisius, 1508-1555 · 1582 · A Paris, : chez Hierosme de Marnef, & la veufue de Guillaume Cauellat, au mont S. Hilaire à l'enseigne du Pelican. · 29 pictures

Les principes d'astronomie et cosmographie is a 1582 Paris astronomy and cosmography primer by Gemma Frisius, printed for the Marnef and Cavellat firm and aimed at students learning to use the globe. Its pictures are small black-and-white woodcut diagrams of armillary spheres, celestial circles and a decorated initial letter, drawn with clean outlines and dense lettering that a designer could use for ornamental circular geometry or early scientific labelling.

Astronomical instruments

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