Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts
This carefully researched monograph is a historical investigation of the illustrated Aratea astronomical manuscript and its many interpretations over the centuries. Aratus' 270 B.C.E. Greek poem describing the constellations and astrological phenomena was translated and copied over 800 years in...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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Σειρά: | Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Chapter 1: Background and Objectives
- Chapter 2: Possible Classical Models for Aratea Illustrations
- Chapter 3: Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscript
- Chapter 4: The Transmission of Astronomy and Astrology in the Medieval Islamic World
- Chapter 5: Introduction of Arabic Astronomy and Illustrative Traditions to the Latin West
- Chapter 6: Astronomical Symbolism in the Carolingian Period
- Chapter 7: Ninth-Century Aratea Manuscripts
- Chapter 8: Analysis and Conclusions
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index.