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Celestial globe
This celestial globe, made by Mario Cartaro, is one of the rare examples of printed globes produced in Italy in the sixteenth century. Manuscript globes, which could be made in much larger sizes, were more common. This globe is too small to be read easily. The wooden sphere is solid and the inscriptions [...]
Creator
- Mario Cartaro
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- cosmography
- astronomy
Type of item
- Celestial globe
- celestial globes
Medium
- wood
- Wood
- wood (plant material)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1577
- 1577
- 1577
- 1577
- 1577
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:403006
Extent
- sphere diameter 160 mm, height 390 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/MarioCartaro.html
Year
- 1577
Providing country
- Italy