Astrolabes on Parchment: The Astrolabes Depicted in Alfonso X’s Libro del saber de astrologia and Their Relationship to Contemporary Instruments

This article analyses the relationship between text and image in one of the most important scientific manuscripts commissioned by Alfonso x the Learned, El Libro del saber de astrologia (Ms. 156 bh Complutense University, Madrid). The main topic deals with the depiction of astrolabes in the four tre...

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Autore principale: Fernández, Laura Fernández (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Brill 2017
In: Medieval encounters
Anno: 2017, Volume: 23, Fascicolo: 1/5, Pagine: 287-310
Altre parole chiave:B ALFONSO X Libro del Saber de Astrologia medieval astrolabes scientific illuminated manuscripts
Accesso online: Volltext (Verlag)
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Riepilogo:This article analyses the relationship between text and image in one of the most important scientific manuscripts commissioned by Alfonso x the Learned, El Libro del saber de astrologia (Ms. 156 bh Complutense University, Madrid). The main topic deals with the depiction of astrolabes in the four treatises devoted to this instrument in the codex, and the connexion established between the real astrolabes, the depicted ones, and the written sources used by the Alfonsine team.
ISSN:1570-0674
Comprende:In: Medieval encounters
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700674-12342249