About This Item
Title
Horoscope for the dean of Vienne, 1431
Subject
Astrology
Book Illustrations
Incunabula
Description
Artist unknown.
Horoscope calculated for the dean of Vienne, 7 August 1431, to determine if the ill dean would regain his health or die.--cf. http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/exploring_collections_johannes_ganivets_amicus_medicorum/
Title supplied by cataloger.
Creator
Ganivet, Jean, active 1431-1434
Source
Original image in: Ganivet, Jean, active 1431-1434. Amicus medicorum (Lyons : Johannes Trechsel, 14 October 1496), leaf 27v. 1f 49 1496 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Amicus medicorum was written by Jean Ganivet in 1431 and first printed in 1496. This seminal work on astrological medicine is divided into four sections of seven chapters each, and includes multiple horoscopes.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1496
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
1f_49_1496.27v
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
25 x 17 cm
Citation
Ganivet, Jean, active 1431-1434, “Horoscope for the dean of Vienne, 1431,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 23, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2395.
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