Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts [E-Book] / by Marion Dolan.
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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Personal Name(s): | Dolan, Marion, author |
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1st ed. 2017. |
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Cham :
Springer,
2017
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Physical Description: |
XXIV, 464 pages 113 illustrations, 98 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
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9783319567846 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-56784-6 |
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Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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- 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.