Series | Antiquity Studies
Volume 13 | Edited book | Certissima signa
Certissima signa
A Venice Conference on Greek and Latin Astronomical Texts
open access | peer reviewed-
edited by
- Filippomaria Pontani - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email orcid profile
Aims & Scope
The observation of the stars has never just been a matter of ‘science’, but has constantly interacted with other domains, such as philosophy, literature, medicine, religion, history and magic. Consequently, the history of astronomical writings involves very diverse skills and, therefore, calls for a cooperation between scholars. The present book represents such a shared attempt to investigate ancient, medieval and Renaissance astronomical texts, with a special focus on their transmission in manuscripts and prints, the relationship between texts and images, and the Nachleben of the Greco-Latin tradition in later Western culture.
Keywords Mediaeval astronomy Renaissance Medieval astronomy Illuminated manuscripts Astronomy Astronomical Manuscripts Ancient constellations Computer-assisted Critical Editions Hyginus Astronomical ancient printed books Castasterism Ancient astronomy Incunables Constellations Editorial Technique Cosmography Aldine Press Manuscripts Aratean tradition Aratus Medieval manuscripts Celestial mythology Ancient Greek Music Owners and provenances Classical Tradition Catalogues and Shelfmarks Cristannus De Prachaticz Pythagoreanism Astral Mythology Eratosthenes Ancient and Modern Book Illustration Book illustration Zenith star method Hipparchus History of Libraries Incunables Classical tradition Manuel Bryenne Harmony of the spheres Circumference of the earth Astrothesy Astronomical illustration Harmonica Digital Stemmatology Star iconography Authorities Italian humanism Treatises on Astrolabe Diagram Illumination Marciana National Library, Venice Classics Italian Humanism Ptolemy
Permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/978-88-6969-165-2 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-7543-440-3 | e-ISSN 978-88-6969-165-2 | Published Sept. 1, 2017 | Language it, en, fr
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