The Duke and the Stars : : Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan /

The Duke and the Stars : : Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan / / Monica Azzolini.

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This study is the first to examine the important political role played by astrology in Italian court culture. Reconstructing the powerful dynamics existing between astrologers and their prospective or existing patrons, The Duke and the Stars illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrolog...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013
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Azzolini, Monica,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
©2012
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 17 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Science of the Stars: Learning Astrology at the University of Pavia
  • 2 The Making of a Dynasty: Astrology under Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza
  • 3 Astrology Is Destiny: Galeazzo Maria Sforza and the Political Uses of Astrology
  • 4 The Star-Crossed Duke: Gian Galeazzo Sforza and Medical Astrology
  • 5 The Viper and the Eagle: The Rise and Fall of Astrology under Ludovico Sforza
  • Epilogue
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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