(1532). MACROBE. In Somnium Scipionis libri II - Saturnalior - Lot 146

(1532). MACROBE. In Somnium Scipionis libri II - Saturnaliorum libri VII. Lyon, Sébastien Gryphe 1532. In-8, [48]-590-[2] pages, ivory vellum, laces (contemporary binding). Scipio's Dream, an encyclopedia of the phenomena of heaven and earth, is one of the most important scientific texts of antiquity. This first edition from the Lyon press of Sébastien Gryphe includes 6 ASTRONOMIC IN-TEXT FIGURES AND THE MAPPEMONDE CELEBRE, first printed in 1493, which shows only 3 continents: Europa, India, Perusta Æthiopia, (the future America referred to only as "incognita"). Handwritten annotations, good copy. The famous Saturnalia, a Roman celebration, follows (USTC 146454) (Baudrier VIII, 65).