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A Venice Conference on Greek and Latin Astronomical Texts
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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.
Illumination • Computer-assisted Critical Editions • Diagram • Book illustration • Hipparchus • Harmony of the spheres • Digital Stemmatology • Astral Mythology • Incunables • Incunables Classical tradition • Astrothesy • Owners and provenances • Marciana National Library, Venice • Illuminated manuscripts • Renaissance • Aratean tradition • Astronomical illustration • Zenith star method • Astronomical Manuscripts • Catalogues and Shelfmarks • Aratus • Aldine Press • Ancient astronomy • Ptolemy • Treatises on Astrolabe • Italian Humanism • Medieval astronomy • Pythagoreanism • History of Libraries • Astronomy • Italian humanism • Medieval manuscripts • Ancient constellations • Star iconography • Circumference of the earth • Cristannus De Prachaticz • Constellations • Editorial Technique • Classics • Manuscripts • Astronomical ancient printed books • Authorities • Castasterism • Celestial mythology • Hyginus • Book Illustration • Classical Tradition • Harmonica • Mediaeval astronomy • Manuel Bryenne • Ancient and Modern • Eratosthenes • Cosmography • Ancient Greek Music