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IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL TRUST
AND ON SHOW AT BLICKLING HALL
The book recently underwent an extensive conservation, and it’s now set to be displayed at Blickling Estate in Norfolk, England. Harmonia Macrocosmica, printed in Amsterdam in 1661, contains 29 charts which illustrate the astronomical theories of historical thinkers like Claudius Ptolemy of ancient Egypt, Nicolaus Copernicus of Renaissance Poland and Tycho Brahe of Renaissance Denmark. Running over 400 pages long, Harmonia includes text alongside Baroque depictions of the sun, moon, planets, and classical and biblical constellations.
FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BLICKLING LIBRARIAN REBECCA FEAKES.
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