Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 207 pages) |
Series |
The medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 18 |
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Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 18.
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Contents |
List of Figure and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Prognostication at the Dawn of the Renaissance -- A. Changing World Views -- B. The Catalan Context -- C. Catalan Material in Relationship to Other European Traditions -- Chapter Two: Genres of Prognostic Material in the Catalan Language -- A. Astrology and Astrological Magic -- B. Geomancy -- C. Numerology and Astro-numerology -- D. Gematria -- Chapter Three: The Present Edition -- A. Known Editions of the Tractat -- B. Physical Description of "B." |
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C. Contents, Divisions, and Sources -- D. Linguistic Features and Orthography -- E. Provenance -- F. The Tractat in the Catalan Printing Tradition -- G. The Present Edition -- Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens segons los signes, planetas celestials, e proprietats lurs demonstren with English Translation -- Apparatus criticus -- Note on the Translation -- Appendix A. Paleographic Transcription -- Appendix B. Facsimile Reproduction -- Glossary: Catalan-English -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V |
Summary |
From a late 15th-century Catalan incunable and drawing on a rich tradition of astrological magic, geomancy, Pythagorean numerology and Hebrew gematria, this practical manual reveals a unique expression of medieval syncretism, the mingling of traditions and the development of new ideas |
Analysis |
Humaniora Filosofi |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Astrology -- Early works to 1800
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Numerology -- Spain -- Catalonia
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Numerology -- Early works to 1800
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Civilization, Medieval.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Astrology -- General.
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Astrology.
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Civilization, Medieval.
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Intellectual life.
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Numerology.
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Astrologie
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Numerologie
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SUBJECT |
Catalonia (Spain) -- Intellectual life
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Subject |
Spain -- Catalonia.
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Katalonien
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Genre/Form |
Early works.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
1423714377 |
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9781423714378 |
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9047402545 |
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9789047402541 |
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9789004132429 |
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9004132422 |
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1280467770 |
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9781280467776 |
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9786610467778 |
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6610467773 |
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