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