Epitome Almagesti Ptolomei

Author Johann Regiomontanus German

Author Claudius Ptolemaeus Greek

Publisher Johann Hamman Italian

August 31, 1496

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Title: Epitome Almagesti Ptolomei
Author: Johann Regiomontanus (German, Königsberg 1436–1476 Rome)
Author: Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek, Alexandria (?) 100 CE?–?170 Alexandria (?))
Publisher: Johann Hamman
Published in: Venice
Date: August 31, 1496
Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations
Dimensions: 12 1/16 × 8 11/16 × 3/4 in. (30.7 × 22 × 1.9 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Jacob H. Schiff Bequest, 1922
Object Number: 22.72.1bis
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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