Alfonso X (King of Castile and Leon), Alfonsi ... Tabule & L. Gaurici ... Theoremata ... In calce huius libri seorsum annexe sunt tabule Elisabeth Regine nuper castigate, & in ordinem redacte per L. Gauricum cum additionibus & Novis problematibus eiusdem Gaurici, [colophon:] Impressit Lucas Antonius Junta, November 1524.

Title-page printed in red and black, Giunta's woodcut device on general title-page, colophon and divisional title-page to the Gaurico section, occ. light staining and browning, some neat early marginalia, contemp. limp vellum, spine hand-lettered, with ties, an excellent, large copy Fifth edition of the Alfonsine tables, the first to include the Gaurico commentary and tables. Fundamental and widely-used astronomical tables, allowing the prediction of the positions of the sun, moon and planets at any given time. First published 1483. Houseau & Lancaster 12487.

LC Control Number: 09012947

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