ALFRAGANO (Maomé) & CHRISTMANN (Jacob). ARABIIS Chronologica et Astronomica Elementa, e Palatina Bibliotheca ...

ALFRAGANO (Maomé) & CHRISTMANN (Jacob). ARABIIS Chronologica et Astronomica Elementa, e Palatina Bibliotheca veteribus libris versa, expleta, & scholiis expolita. Francofurti. 1590.
ALFRAGANO (Maomé) & CHRISTMANN (Jacob)
ARABIIS Chronologica et Astronomica Elementa, e Palatina Bibliotheca veteribus libris versa, expleta, & scholiis expolita. Additus est commentarius quirationem calendarii Romani Aegyptiaci, Arabici, Perfici, Syriaci & Hebraei explicat, & intervalla praecipuarum aerarum ita declarat, ut ab Olympiadibus & Urbe condita usque ad nostram memoriam, per annos Nabonasari, Iulii Caesaris & Christi, certa temporum series constare possit: Authore M. Iacobo Christmanno[...]. Francofurti: Apud Andreae Wecheliheredes, Claudium Marnium, & Ioann. Aubrium, 1590.

)(8, A-Z, Aa-Mm8, Nn4; [16], 566 pp.; 170 mm. Contemporary full vellum; red edges; some minor water stains on first gathering.

Latin translation of the important work of Muhammad Alfagrano, an important Persian astronomer, who left several written works. This work was originally translated into Latin by John of Seville and Gerard of Cremona. The translation of this edition is by Jacob Christmann (1554-1613) from the Hebrew translation by Anatoli. The translator includes an extensive commentary on the Egyptian, Roman and Persian calendars, probably derived from Anatoli, also adding an appendix to the original work, at the end of which he mentions the difficulties in carrying out the work due to the lack of Arabic sources, wishing to publish a good edition, which demonstrates the importance and influence of Arab science in Renaissance Europe. Very rare and important.