THE COSMOGRAPHICAL GLASS: RENAISSANCE DIAGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSE
Book Details + Condition: The Huntington Library (San Marino, CA). First Edition, 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket. 209 pages. Volume by scholar S.K. Heninger, Jr. on the scientific developments in astronomy and cosmology during the early modern period in Europe. The book includes 117 astronomical and mythical diagrams from books printed before 1700, revealing how people of the Renaissance depicted and understood their universe. Chapter titles include "The Geocentric Universe," "Copernicus and His Consequences," "The Pythagorean-Platonic Tradition," and more. Firm binding; interior is clean and free of markings; dust jacket shows normal aging and wear, mainly at extremities.
