The theories of the Universe

A striking celestial chart, showing a set of diagrams relating to astronomy and astrology, published in Coronelli's 'Atlante Veneto' . The subjects include a perpetual calendar, the zodiac, the parts of the body dominated by each zodiac sign, the theories of eclipses and a cross-section of the Earth including the various circles of Hell according to Dante's Divine Comedy. The decorative borders around the central sphere contain wind-heads, sherubs and armorials.