Astrology and Numerology in Medieval and Early Modern Catalonia : : The Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens / / John Scott Lucas.

• Superior document: The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World ; 18.
• VerfasserIn: Lucas, John Scott,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English; Catalan
• Series: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (243 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: The Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens; Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens. English & Catalan.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1280467770; 9786610467778; 1423714377; 9047402545
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Scott Lucas.

The Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens , a late fifteenth-century Catalan incunable, draws on a rich tradition of astrological magic, geomancy, Pythagorean numerology, and Hebrew gematria. This practical manual offers a method of determining the birth sign based on calculations performed on the subject's name and his or her mother's name. The critical edition includes a literary, historical, and linguistic study; an English translation; and a Catalan-English glossary. The Tractat reveals Catalan sources for prognostication, a unique expression of medieval syncretism, the mingling of traditions, and the development of new ideas. It is a rare find for Hispanists and others interested in astrology, magic, the history of science, and early print culture.