Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts - Couverture souple

Page, Sophie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0712347445 ISBN 13 : 9780712347440

Editeur : The British Library Publishing Division, 2002

Synopsis

Book by Page Sophie

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the Middle Ages the art of predicting earthly events and human characteristics from the movements of the stars and planets was a scientific branch of learning with a philosophical basis. Its influence extended to natural philosophy and cosmology, medicine, agriculture, weather-forecasting and alchemy. Yet astrology was never an entirely acceptable practice, attracting both religious and scientific objections. These ambivalent medieval attitudes are just one aspect of this wide-ranging and clearly-written account of astrological ideas and practices in medieval society, comprehensively illustrated from a wide range of manuscripts.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Sophie Page teaches late medieval history at University College London. She works on medieval magic and astrology, especially in relation to religion, cosmology and natural philosophy. Her most recent book is Magic in the Cloister: Pious Motives, Illicit Interests, and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe (Penn State Press, 2013).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The British Library Publishing Division
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0712347445
• ISBN 13: 9780712347440
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64