Zahel (Sahl ibn Bishr al-Isra’ili), Introductorius ad scienciam iudiciorum astrorum in interrogationibus
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Zahel (Sahl ibn Bishr al-Isra’ili), Introductorius ad scienciam iudiciorum astrorum in interrogationibus in Latin translation from Arabic. Decoration: Large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text. Initials in red. Several diagrams of astrological charts in red in...
Added notes, incipit: 'Anno domini mclx correbas ciclum...' (for the full transcript of this text see Burnett 2000). The notes concern astronomical observation, such as finding the position of the Moon, divinations, etc, but they also contain some instruction for using astronomical tables that...
An astrological text, incipit: 'Videamus operacionem planetarum in omnibus rebus...' The text is divided in 4 rubrics: De operacione planetarum in mundo, De horis bonis et malis, De nativitatibus, De inventione rei occultate. Decoration: Initials in red; 3 astrological charts in brown and red ...