MS M.785, fol. 40r

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Abū Maʻshar
-886

Astrological treatises

Bruges, Belgium
early 15th century, in or before 1403
254 x 175 mm

Purchased in 1935

MS M.785
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Personification: Planet, Mars (Mars in Exaltation), Zodiac Sign: Capricornus -- Mars, wearing armor, holding sheaf of grain in right hand and sword in left hand, sits on bench with right foot crossed on left knee.
Below is Capricornus.

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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021