Lot n° 551
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BOOK - identical reprint from June 15, 1925, by Henri Diéval - Lot 551
BOOK - identical reprint from June 15, 1925, by Henri Diéval, on vergé alfa of the rare work
LE GRAND CALENDRIER ET COMPOST DES BERGIERS,
WITH THEIR ASTROLOGY & MANY OTHER THINGS.
according to the Trojan edition by Nicolas le Rouge, January 1529.
Edited to teach "the science of shepherds"; treatise "preparing souls for the Last Judgment" using astrology. Signs of the zodiac, macabre dances or representations of the underworld, depictions of agricultural or craft activities for each month of the year, enrich the text to guide Man towards his salvation.
Particularly rich in in-text engravings and 16th-century woodcuts.
108 pages - 23.7 x 19 cm.
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