Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2017
- Category
- Medieval, History, Medieval, History
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487502959
- Publish Date
- Oct 2017
- List Price
- $28.95
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Description
The art of predicting earthly events from the movements of stars and planets has always been a source of fascination. Medieval astrologers, though sometimes feared to be magicians in league with demons, were usually revered scholars whose ideas and practices were widely respected.
Politics, medicine, weather forecasting, cosmology and alchemy were all influenced by astrological concepts. Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts explores the dazzling complexity of western medieval astrology and its place in society, as revealed by a wealth of illustrated manuscripts from the British Library’s rich medieval collections
About the authors
Sophie Page is a lecturer in the Department of History at University College London.
