Sacrobosco & Erhard Ratdolt • Venice Woodcut Frontispiece (1485)

Sphaera Mundi — Armillary Sphere Tee

$32.00Heavyweight Garment-Dyed • Prussian Blueprint Navy • Size S

Edition MediumArchival Apparel Tee

Restored from Erhard Ratdolt’s 1485 Venetian woodcut frontispiece to Johannes de Sacrobosco’s astronomical treatise Sphaera Mundi, preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Depicts a handheld armillary sphere inscribed with Polus Arcticus, Polus Antarcticus, the celestial equator, tropical and polar circles, and the inclined twelve-sign zodiacal ecliptic band above the four classical elements.

Historical Reference:Johannes de Sacrobosco & Erhard Ratdolt, "Sphaera Mundi — Armillary Sphere Frontispiece" (Venice, 1485; Met DP108936)

View in Metropolitan Museum of Art (DP108936) / Wikimedia Commons

1. Shirt WeightHeavyweight (6.1 oz)

2. Garment ColorPrussian Blueprint Navy

3. SizeS – 2XL (2XL +$2.00)

Heavyweight Garment-Dyed MeasurementsPre-Shrunk US Cotton

Relaxed boxy fit. 100% ring-spun US cotton (6.1 oz) with a topstitched classic-width rib collar and twill-taped neck and shoulders. Garment-dyed for virtually zero shrinkage.