Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | Certissima signa
Chapter | Astronomica Marciana

Astronomica Marciana

Astronomia greca e latina nel fondo antico a stampa della Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

How does one search for and investigate Greek and Latin astronomical texts in the Marciana’s collection of rare printed books? Some examples are given, with special references to the identification of owners and readers of books of ancient astronomy in the 15th and 16th centuries.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Jan. 27, 2017 | Accepted: March 31, 2017 | Published: Sept. 1, 2017 | Language: it

Keywords Astronomical ancient printed books Owners and provenances Marciana National Library, Venice


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