An Astrologer at Work in Late Medieval France: The Notebooks of S. Belle

by Lisboa CIUHCT and The Warburg Institute London Helena Avelar de Carvalho

This book explores the notebooks of S. Belle, an astrologer who lived in late fifteenth-century France, as a case study of late medieval astrological practice. These notebooks combine astrological doctrine, a large collection of horoscopes, an almanac, and three complete judgements of nativities. By studying Belle's methods, processes of learning, and practices, this book contributes to a better understanding of the internal architecture of astrology...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004463372
• ISBN13: 9789004463370
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 436 Pages