Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and AstronomyStevenson, Edward Luther
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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy
Stevenson, Edward Luther
Geography -- History; Globes
Summary of fifteenth century globe
characteristics.—Increasing interest in globes.—Globes of
Pope Julius II.—Friar Marco da Benevento.—Importance of
the Rosselli family of Florence.—The globe of Barnaba
Canti.—Friar Giuliano Vannelli.—Interest of Trithemius
in globes.—The Bunau globe.—Waldseemüller’s map and
globe.—Liechtenstein globes.—Büchlin reference.—Globus
Mundi.—Welt Kugel.—Lenox globe.—Jagellonicus
globe.—Hauslab.—Green globe of Paris.—Nordenskiöld
gores.—So-called Leonardo da Vinci gores.—Boulengier
gores.—Acton globes.—Globes of Magellan and of del
Cano.—Globes of Schöner.
Chapter VII: Globes of the Second Quarter of the
Sixteenth Century 94
Globes indicating (a) an Asiatic connection of the New
World, (b) globes expressing a doubt of such Old World
connection, (c) globes showing an independent position of
the New World.—Franciscus Monachus.—Hakluyt’s
reference.—The Gilt globe.—Parmentier.—Francesco
Libri.—Nancy globe.—Globes of Gemma Frisius.—Robertus
de Bailly.—Schöner globe of
1533.—Schiepp.—Furtembach.—Paris Wooden globe.—Vopel
globes.—Santa Cruz.—Hartmann gores.—Important globe of
Ulpius.—Cardinal Bembo’s globes.—Mercator’s epoch-making
activity.—Fracastro.—Ramusio’s references to
globes.—Gianelli.—Florence celestial globe.
Chapter VIII: Globes and Globe Makers of the Third
Quarter of the Sixteenth Century 146
Revival of interest in globe making in Italy.—François De
Mongenet of France and the reprint of his globe maps in
Italy.—Gore map of Antonius Florianus.—Globe records
left by Alessandro Piccolomini.—Ruscelli’s directions for
globe construction.—Reference to the work of Sanuto and
Gonzaga.—Armillary sphere of Volpaja.—Excellent
workmanship in the celestial-terrestrial globe of
Christian Heyden.—Metal globes of Johannes
Praetorius.—Vasari’s reference to the work of Ignazio
Danti.—The iron globe of Francisco Basso.—Armillary
sphere of Giovanni Barrocci.—The work of Hieronymo de
Boncompagni.—Emanuele Filiberto.—Anonymous globe of
1575.—Laurentian armillary spheres.—Small globes of the
Biblioteca Nationale of Florence.—Mario Cartaro.
Chapter IX: Globes and Globe Makers of the Last
Quarter of the Sixteenth Century 172
Brief summary of sixteenth-century globe making.—The
close of the century introducing us to the great Dutch
globe makers.—The clock maker Dasypodius.—Peter and
Philip Apianus.—The armillary sphere of Carlus
Platus.—Roll and Reinhold.—Tycho Brahe and his
influence.—Titon du Tillet.—The terrestrial globe of
Rouen.—Globes of Emery Molyneux.—Globes of
Bürgi.—Zürich globe.—Beaker globes.—Ivory globe of
Antonio Spano.—The Van Langren globes.—Santucci.—B. F.
globe of Dresden.
List of Illustrations
_Frontispiece._ Museum of The Hispanic Society of America Vol. I
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