Proclus, Hypotyposis astronomicarum positionum : introduction, text, translation, and commentary with a study of the diagrams and illustrations / Argyro Lithari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Proclus, approximately 410-485, author.

Lithari, Argyro, Author.

Series:

Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ; v. 16.

Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures Series

Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures ; volume 16

Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures Series ; v.16

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Proclus, approximately 410-485. Hypotyposis astronomicarum positionum.

Proclus.

Proclus, approximately 410-485--Translations into English.

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (749 p.).

1 online resource (750 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hypotyposis astronomicarum positionum

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2025]

Summary:

Proclus' Hypotyposis Astronomicarum Positionum, a late antique astronomical treatise, has been transmitted through Byzantine codices which usually record it among mathematical, philosophical or historical works. In the modern era, specific passages of the Hypotyposis have attracted the interest of historians of Greek astronomy and of scholars dealing with Neoplatonic cosmology, while the greatest part of it has been strikingly neglected. The present book offers a close reading of the entire Hypotyposis and an overall interpretation of its aim and scope within the framework of Greek mathematical treatises and Proclus' works. It re-examines individual topics already touched upon in the secondary literature and sheds light on aspects of the treatise that have gone unnoticed. It includes the Greek text with an English translation, and a full-scale philosophical and mathematical commentary, framed by an introduction and a study of the astronomical diagrams and illustrations accompanying the text of Byzantine manuscripts. The book aspires to re-introduce the Hypotyposis to the scholarly community, by lifting obstacles emerging from the technical character of the treatise and by revealing its hidden treasures.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Glossary

Notation

A. Introduction

B. Text and translation

C. Commentary

D. Diagrams and illustrations

Bibliography

Index Nominum

Index Verborum

Index Locorum

Index Locorum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Online resource; title from digital title page (cloudLibrary, viewed June 2, 2025).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-11-151601-6

OCLC:

1521561886