About This Item
Title
Interrogatio de absente utrum vi vat vel ne
Subject
Astrology
Book Illustrations
Incunabula
Description
Artist unknown.
Calculated horoscope.
Source
Original image in: ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Ibn ʻUthmān, -967. Libellus ysagogicus Abdilazi (Venice : Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 26 July 1491). 1f 31 1491 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Mudkhal ilá ṣināʻat aḥkām al-nujūm was a 10th century introductory text to astronomy and astrology. Written by ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Ibn ʻUthmān (or Alchabitius), it was translated from the Arabic in the 12th century by John of Seville. This edition, printed in 1491 with the title Libellus ysagogicus Abdilazi, includes many horoscopes as well as an explanation of the relation of the planets to bodily infirmity.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1491
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
1f_31.1491.56r
Original Format
1 print: woodcut
Physical Dimensions
20 x 13 cm
Citation
“Interrogatio de absente utrum vi vat vel ne,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2393.
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