A naked male figure holding arrows and a rod. An archer representing Sagittarius, and fish representing Pieces. Begin. Saturnus ain stern bin ich genant: Der höchst planet gar wol bekant: Naturlich bin ich truken und kalt: Mit minem würken manigualt ... [Germany, 1470?]. A description, in verse, of the seven planets, i.e. Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, and their astrological influences on human life: sometimes known as the "Planetenbuch" or as "Folge der sieben Planeten". A block-book, in which the text as well as the woodcut illustrations is printed from blocks. The recto of the first leaf and the verso of the last are blank. The description of each planet occupies twelve lines on the verso of one leaf and the recto of the next, the lower part of each page being occupied with a large woodcut, coloured. Without titlepage or pagination. Source: IA.27 page 2v. Language: German.

A naked male figure holding arrows and a rod. An archer representing Sagittarius, and fish representing Pieces. Begin. Saturnus ain stern bin ich genant: Der höchst planet gar wol bekant: Naturlich bin ich truken und kalt: Mit minem würken manigualt ... [Germany, 1470?]. A description, in verse, of the seven planets, i.e. Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, and their astrological influences on human life: sometimes known as the "Planetenbuch" or as "Folge der sieben Planeten". A block-book, in which the text as well as the woodcut illustrations is printed from blocks. The recto of the first leaf and the verso of the last are blank. The description of each planet occupies twelve lines on the verso of one leaf and the recto of the next, the lower part of each page being occupied with a large woodcut, coloured. Without titlepage or pagination. Source: IA.27 page 2v. Language: German.

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