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Abstract
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 Harmonica • Hipparchus • Aldine Press • Illumination • Owners and provenances • Celestial mythology • Ancient constellations • Zenith star method • Diagram • Italian humanism • Medieval manuscripts • Catalogues and Shelfmarks • Book Illustration • Medieval astronomy • Renaissance • Mediaeval astronomy • Ancient and Modern • Ancient astronomy • Computer-assisted Critical Editions • Marciana National Library, Venice • Classics • Editorial Technique • Astronomical illustration • Manuel Bryenne • Treatises on Astrolabe • Hyginus • Constellations • Illuminated manuscripts • Authorities • Pythagoreanism • Italian Humanism • Ptolemy • Incunables • Cosmography • Classical Tradition • Eratosthenes • Aratean tradition • Manuscripts • Ancient Greek Music • Aratus • Harmony of the spheres • Circumference of the earth • Astral Mythology • Astronomy • History of Libraries • Astrothesy • Cristannus De Prachaticz • Star iconography • Book illustration • Astronomical Manuscripts • Castasterism • Incunables Classical tradition • Digital Stemmatology • Astronomical ancient printed books
Permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/978-88-6969-165-2 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-165-2 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-7543-440-3 | Pubblicato 01 Settembre 2017 | Lingua en, it, fr
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