ENGRAVING, Solar System
Solar System. , Lamina XLI Coelestis Protei (Saturni) Transfigurationes Proponens, from Architectura Civil Recta, y Obliqua ... Parte II, 1678 (published). Black & White. This fascinating engraving was published in Juan Caramuel de Lobkowitz' ambitious work on architecture, in which he argued the superiority of "oblique" architecture over "straight" architecture (such as Vitruvian). The work was divided into nine books, with the first four dedicated to all the knowledge required by an architect to design a building, including mathematics and other sciences.
This engraving depicts multiple diagrams related to the solar system, including observations of Saturn and Jupiter.
Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.3 in
Condition Report: A nice impression on watermarked paper with some printer's ink residue. Grade: A
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Solar System. , Lamina XLI Coelestis Protei (Saturni) Transfigurationes Proponens, from Architectura Civil Recta, y Obliqua ... Parte II, 1678 (published). Black & White. This fascinating engraving was published in Juan Caramuel de Lobkowitz' ambitious work on architecture, in which he argued the superiority of "oblique" architecture over "straight" architecture (such as Vitruvian). The work was divided into nine books, with the first four dedicated to all the knowledge required by an architect to design a building, including mathematics and other sciences.
This engraving depicts multiple diagrams related to the solar system, including observations of Saturn and Jupiter.
Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.3 in
Condition Report: A nice impression on watermarked paper with some printer's ink residue. Grade: A
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