Chapter VIII: Globes and Globe Makers of the Third

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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.