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Title

Facsimile of LJS 57, Astronomical anthology

Authors

Dot Porter, University of Pennsylvania LibrariesFollow

Date of this Version

1-20-2015

Files

Comments

Collection of astronomical texts, including a copy of a treatise on the calendar originally compiled for Pedro IV, King of Aragon, with an almanac of oppositions and conjunctions of the sun and moon and predictions of lunar and solar eclipses; four short works by the 12th-century scientist Abraham Ibn Ezra on an introduction to astrology, choosing the most auspicious moment for a given activity, the zodiac, and astrology concerning humankind collectively; and a Hebrew translation of Ptolemy's Almagest, with numerous tables, diagrams, and illustrations.

Keywords

Astronomy--Early works to 1800, Astrology--Early works to 1800, Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts, Zodiac in art Codices, Diagrams, Illuminations, Tables (documents), Treatises, Manuscripts Hebrew--14th century, Manuscripts Medieval

See More at Penn in Hand

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4852174

Link to Video

http://repository.upenn.edu/sims_video/28/

Link to OPENN

http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs57.html

Recommended Citation

Porter, Dot, "Facsimile of LJS 57, Astronomical anthology" (2015). Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS): EBooks. 9.
https://repository.upenn.edu/sims_ebooks/9