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Iulii Firmici Materni iunioris siculi u.c. Ad Mauortium Lollianum astronomic[omega]n Lib. VIII.

Firmicus Maternus, Julius, Prugner, Nicolaus, d. 1557 · 1553 · Basileae : ex officina Ioannis Heruagii · 12 pictures

A Latin astrological treatise by Julius Firmicus Maternus, edited by Nicolaus Prugner and printed at Basel in 1553 by the Heruagius press for scholars of astrology. The four pictures are square horoscope diagrams with a nested-square grid, planetary glyphs, and zodiac signs placed around the frame, which a designer could use as a geometric, diagrammatic layout reference.

Astrology · Imprint 1533

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