An Introduction to Astrology - Couverture souple

Lilly, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1511620196 ISBN 13 : 9781511620192

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

William Lilly (1602 – 1681) has been described as "the most abused as well as the most celebrated astrologer of the seventeenth century". Born the son of a yeoman farmer in Leicestershire, Lilly travelled to London as a youth to take up a servant's position. Seven years later he secured his fortune by marrying his former master's widow, allowing him the leisure to study astrology. In 1644, during the English Civil War, he published the first of many popular astrological texts, and in 1647 he published Christian Astrology, a huge compendium of astrological technique. This was the first of its kind to be printed in the English language rather than Latin, and is said to have tutored "a nation in crisis in the language of the stars". By 1659, Lilly's fame was widely acknowledged and his annual almanac was achieving sales of around 30,000 copies a year.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

An Introduction to Astrology is a fascinating discussion of astrology, published during the middle of the 17th century.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1511620196
• ISBN 13: 9781511620192
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 388