(HYGINUS Caius Julius), (Astrology, Astronomy). C. Julii Hygini, Augusti liberti, fabularum liber, ad omnium poetarum lectionem mire necessarius, & antehac nunquam excusus.

C. Julii Hygini, Augusti liberti, fabularum liber, ad omnium poetarum lectionem mire necessarius, & antehac nunquam excusus.

Eiusdem poeticon astronomicon libri quatuor : quibus accesserunt similis argumenti. Palaephati de fabulosis narrationibus liber I.; F. Fulgentii Placiadis episcopi Carthaginensis mythologiarum libri III.; Eiusdem de vocum antiquarum interpretatione liber I.;Arati phainomenōn fragmentum / Germanico Caesare interprete; Eiusdem phaenomena Graece : cum interpretatione Latina; Procli de sphaera libellus : Graece & Latine; Index rerum & fabularum, in his omnibus scitu dignarum, copiosissimus. (1st ed.). Basileae 1535; apud Ioan. Heruagium. (31 x 21 cm), pp. [3], [9], p. 246, 48 woodcuts in the text, 2 signets in print. and numerous initials in woodcut, binding perg. secondary.
Traces of non-staining and staining of lower margins (initial pages), traces of woodworm, few notations and underlining in the text. Good condition. Text in Greek and Latin. Printed letter of introduction by Jacob Micyllus. This is the first edition of Hyginus' "Fables," which came out along with his other famous work "Poetic Astronomy" (this one was first published in 1475) and other works. One of the most famous books on mythology, in which Hyginus describes the constellations and their mythological correlations. Fables and Astronomy are the main poetic works of the Roman writer and mythographer Gaius Julius Hygenus (64 BC - 17 AD). The scholar worked on lost Greek sources, including Aratos and Eratosthenes, which is their value. One of the craters on the Moon was named Hygénis, in tribute to his book on astronomy. Hyginus came from Spain or Alexandria to Rome as a slave or prisoner of war, and was later freed by Octavian Augustus and appointed director of the Palatine library. The book contains some 300 celestial myths and genealogies, illustrated with 48 woodcuts depicting figures of the zodiac, sun and moon, and planets. In addition to the two main works, the book includes other works: Palaephatus on Greek Mythology; Fabius Planciades Fulgentius' Mythological Manual; On the Celestial Signs by Aratos; Proclus Diadochus' De Sphaera. Very scarce. 1432.