MS M.785, fol. 40v

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Abū Maʻshar
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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 Dejection), Zodiac Sign: Cancer -- Mars, wearing armor, tumbles head-first toward ground, upon which are shield, spear, and sword.
Below is Cancer.

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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021