Andreas Cellarius Robert Van Gent (7 results)

hardcover. Condition: Gut. 240 Seiten; 9783822852903.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 8.

Condition: gut. 2006. Harmonia Macrocosmica. In deutscher Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. A nice, bright copy. ; Color Plates; Folio ; 240 pages.

Elephant folio, illus boards with velvet spine, gilt lettering to spine & boards, black eps, frontispiece, 240pp, illus, VG+ (10cm crack to rear hinge, very light soiling to eps, light rubbing to spine) Comes in original cardboard presentation box (light puncturing to front cardboard, 3 cm dent to spine and light water staining to spine).…

Köln [etc.], Taschen, [2012]. 240 pp. Num. col. ills, incl. 29 col. double-page celestial maps. Black cloth.calf, gilt lettered on spine, pictorial paper-covered boards. Folio [ca. 48.5 x 29.5 cm.]. - Cover sl. worn along the extrimities.Introduction and text in German, English & French by Robert H. van Gent. This is a version of the slightly smaller variant, reprinted in 2012. - - This celestial atlas by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (c. 1596-1665) brings to life a masterpiece from the golden age of celestial cartography. The 29 maps, first published in 1660 in the Harmonia Macrocosmica, show with their extraordinary detail the celestial models of Claudius Ptolemy, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe, the orbits of the sun, moon, and planets, and constellations from various perspectives. Decorated along the edges with angels, astronomers, and astronomical instruments, Cellarius' atlas is one of the most spectacular works in the history of astronomy. This reprint of the hand-colored and complete edition from the University Library of Amsterdam contains an illustrated introduction by Robert van Gent, one of the most prominent Cellarius scholars, who summarizes the history of celestial cartography from antiquity to the end of the 17th/beginning of the 18th century and describes the life and work of Andreas Cellarius. Van Gent also discusses the historical and cultural context, the significance of the atlas, and provides detailed descriptions of the maps. …

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Köln [etc.], Taschen, [2006]. 240 pp. Num. col. ills, incl. 29 col. double-page celestial maps. Black imit. h.calf, gilt lettered on spine, pictorial paper-covered boards. Large folio [ca. 53.5 x 32.5 cm.] Introduction and text in German, English & French by Robert H. van Gent. This is a version of the slightly larger variant, printed in 2006.- - This celestial atlas by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (c. 1596-1665) brings to life a masterpiece from the golden age of celestial cartography. The 29 maps, first published in 1660 in the Harmonia Macrocosmica, show with their extraordinary detail the celestial models of Claudius Ptolemy, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe, the orbits of the sun, moon, and planets, and constellations from various perspectives. Decorated along the edges with angels, astronomers, and astronomical instruments, Cellarius' atlas is one of the most spectacular works in the history of astronomy. This reprint of the hand-colored and complete edition from the University Library of Amsterdam contains an illustrated introduction by Robert van Gent, one of the most prominent Cellarius scholars, who summarizes the history of celestial cartography from antiquity to the end of the 17th/beginning of the 18th century and describes the life and work of Andreas Cellarius. Van Gent also discusses the historical and cultural context, the significance of the atlas, and provides detailed descriptions of the maps.…