An astrologer at work in late medieval France : : the notebooks of S. Belle / / Helena Avelar de Carvalho.
"This book explores the notebooks of S. Belle, an astrologer who lived in late fifteenth-century France, as a case study of late medieval astrological practice. These notebooks combine astrological doctrine, a large collection of horoscopes, an almanac, and three complete judgements of nativiti...
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| Superior document: | Time, Astronomy, and Calendars |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : BRILL,, 2021. ©2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Time, Astronomy, and Calendars
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 419 pages) :; illustrations (chiefly color), color maps. |
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| Summary: | "This book explores the notebooks of S. Belle, an astrologer who lived in late fifteenth-century France, as a case study of late medieval astrological practice. These notebooks combine astrological doctrine, a large collection of horoscopes, an almanac, and three complete judgements of nativities. By studying Belle's methods, processes of learning, and practices, this book contributes to a better understanding of the internal architecture of astrology in the pre-modern world; this includes its techniques, methodologies, goals, transmission, and development throughout history. It offers an internalist view of the practice of astrology, as a counterpart to the existing research into astrology's social and cultural impact"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9004463380 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Helena Avelar de Carvalho. |