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ALBUMASAR [i. e., ABU MA'SHAR JA'FAR IBN MUHAMMAD AL-BALKHI]. Flores astrologiae. Latin translation by John of Seville. 55 (of 73) woodcuts, comprising 7 allegorical depictions of planets, 47 (of 59) small illustrations of zodiac figures and constellations, including repeats, and one astrological diagram (of 7). [13] (of [20]) leaves; lacks the title, next 5 leaves, and final blank. 4to, 203x149 mm, 19th-century vellum-backed marbled boards, spine darkened and soiled, cover edges rubbed; contents toned, first and last pages soiled, ink smudges in blank lower margin of b5, pastedowns blistered. Early ownership inscription of Magister Petrus Verney over colophon on last page. (Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt, 18 November 1488)
first edition of a tract on the elements of mundane astrology by the foremost Muslim astrologer of his time (d. 886), whose influence extended to Europe via Greek and Latin translations. Hain-Copinger 609; GW 837; BMC II, 382; ISTC ia00356000; DSB I, 36-37. See also lot 266.
