MS M.785, fol. 45r

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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, Venus (Venus in her Counter Houses), Zodiac Sign: Aries, and Zodiac Sign: Scorpio -- Venus, crowned, with right hand on breast and with left hand on psaltery, leaning toward right, sits on carved bench, beside which are lute and viol.
Below are Aries and Scorpio

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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021