This drawings were made on unnumbered pages of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were covered with gold leaf. The pages themselves have engravings that Macia has incorporated into his new images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This drawing was made on pages 194 & a blank page of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were filled with gold leaf. In addition to the engravings and marginalia of a previous owner that Macia has incorporated into a new surrealist image, Macia has written his own marginalia in Spanish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This drawing was made on unnumbered pages of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were covered with gold leaf. The pages themselves have engravings that Macia has incorporated into his new images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.