Astrology and numerology in medieval and early modern Catalonia : the Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels homens / by John Scott Lucas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucas, John Scott, 1970-

Series:

Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 18.

The medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 18

Language:

Catalan

English

Subjects (All):

Astrology--Early works to 1800.

Astrology.

Numerology--Spain--Catalonia.

Numerology.

Numerology--Early works to 1800.

Civilization, Medieval.

Catalonia (Spain)--Intellectual life.

Catalonia (Spain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

Catalan

Summary:

The Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens , a late fifteenth-century Catalan incunable, draws on a rich tradition of astrological magic, geomancy, Pythagorean numerology, and Hebrew gematria. This practical manual offers a method of determining the birth sign based on calculations performed on the subject's name and his or her mother's name. The critical edition includes a literary, historical, and linguistic study; an English translation; and a Catalan-English glossary. The Tractat reveals Catalan sources for prognostication, a unique expression of medieval syncretism, the mingling of traditions, and the development of new ideas. It is a rare find for Hispanists and others interested in astrology, magic, the history of science, and early print culture.

Contents:

List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword by David J. Viera

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

I. Prognostication at the Dawn of the Renaissance

A. Changing World Views

B. The Catalan Context

C. Catalan Material in Relationship to Other European Traditions

II. Genres of Prognostic Material in the Catalan Language

A. Astrology and Astrological Magic

B. Geomancy

C. Numerology and Astro-numerology

D. Gematria

III. The Present Edition

A. Known Editions of the Tractat

B. Physical Description of "B"

C. Contents, Divisions and Sources

D. Linguistic Features and Orthography

E. Provenance

F. The Tractat in the Catalan Printing Tradition

G. The Present Edition

IV. Tracat de la vida natural dels homens segons los signes, planetas celestials, e proprietats lurs demonstren with Apparatus criticus

V. English translation

Appendix A. Paleographic Transcription

Appendix B. Facsimile Reproduction.

Glossary Catalan - English

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-202) and index.

Contains:

Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels homens. English & Catalan.

ISBN:

1-280-46777-0

9786610467778

1-4237-1437-7

90-474-0254-5

OCLC:

228118291

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047402541 DOI