The Duke and the Stars: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan

by Monica Azzolini

The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674066634
• ISBN13: 9780674066632
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"