Astrologers and their clients in medieval and early modern Europe / edited by Wiebke Deimann and David Juste.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Deimann, Wiebke., Editor.

Juste, David., Editor.

Conference Name:

Astrologers and Their Clients in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Conference) (2011 : Erlangen, Germany)

Series:

Beihefte zum Archiv für Kulturgeschichte ; Heft 73.

Beihefte zum Archiv für Kulturgeschichte ; Heft 73

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Astrology, European--History--Congresses.

Astrology, European.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Köln : Böhlau Verlag, 2015.

Language Note:

Preface in German and English.

Summary:

The contributions of the book examine the -realia- of astrological activity, a domain which has received little attention within in the field of the history of astrology in Medieval and Early Modern times. What can be said about the social and academic background of the astrologers? What kind of techniques and methods did they use and how can their general understanding of astrology be described? On the other hand, what did the clients expect and in which ways did the use astrological counselling for themselves? Addresses of astrological texts can be found in various sectors of the population. Therefore, general conclusions on the position of astrology in society can be drawn from the interconnections between astrologers, astrological practice and the recipients. All articles are in English."

"Die Beiträge des Bandes nehmen mit der konkreten Ausgestaltung astrologischer Beratungspraxis einen bislang vernachlässigten Aspekt mittelalterlicher und frühneuzeitlicher Astrologiegeschichte in den Blick. Welche sozialen und akademischen Hintergründe hatten die Astrologen? Nach welchen Techniken und Methoden arbeiteten sie und wie war ihr Selbstverständnis? Welche Erwartungshaltung lässt sich – auf der anderen Seite – bei den Auftraggebern erkennen und wie gingen jene mit astrologischer Beratung um? Adressaten astrologischer Werke lassen sich in unterschiedlichsten Teilen der Bevölkerung ausmachen. Aus den Bezügen zwischen Astrologen, astrologischer Praxis und den Rezipienten ergeben sich daher implizit Aufschlüsse über die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung von Astrologie. Sämtliche Beiträge sind in englischer Sprache"-- De Gruyter Brill.

Contents:

Zum geleit – as a preface / Klaus Herbers

Astrologers and their clients in medieval and early modern Europe – introduction / Wiebke Deimann and David Juste

Introducing astrology : Michael Scot’s Liber introductorius and other introductions / Charles Burnett

Practice and counsel in Guido Bonatti / Benjamin N. Dykes

The archbishop and the astrologers : a Robert de Mauvoisin’s questio in 1316 / Jean-Patrice Boudet

Giovanni Villani and the great conjunction of 1345 / Robert Hand

Astrology in an age of transition. Johannes Lichtenberger and his clients / Wiebke Deimann

Paul of Middelburg’s use of the Mathesis of Firmicus Maternus / Stephan Heilen

Astrology, politics and power in 16th-century Florence : Giuliano Ristori’s extensive judgment on Cosimo I’s nativity (1537) / H. Darrel Rutkin

A sixteenth-century astrological consultation / David Juste

Johannes Kepler between two emperors / Katrin Bauer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed December 1, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Astrologers and Their Clients in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Conference) (2011 : Erlangen, Germany) Astrologers and their clients in medieval and early modern Europe

ISBN:

9783412211929

3412211923

3412210609

9783412210601

OCLC:

936212914

Publisher Number:

9783412210601

9783412211929

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.