FINE, Oronce (1494-1555). De duodecim caeli domiciliis, & horis inaequalibus.

FINE, Oronce (1494-1555).  De duodecim cæli domiciliis, et horis inæqualibus, libellus non aspernandus. Una cum ipsarum domorum, atque inæqualium horarum instrument, ad latitudinem Parisiensem, hactenus ignota ratione delineato. Paris: “Apud Michaëlem Vascosanum, uia Iacobæa ad insigne Fontis,” 1553. 4to (232 x 155mm). Initials, woodcut diagrams and tables (some light mainly marginal staining). Attractively bound in modern mottled sheep gilt. Provenance: from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. FIRST EDITION of this rare treatise chiefly on astrology by one of the most influential mathematical teachers of his time, who was also known for his work as a cartographer and a designer and maker of mathematical instruments. Not in Brunet; International Bibliography of Gnomonica (1997) p. 105; Lalande Bibliographie Astronomique p.76.