MS M.785, fol. 47r
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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
Page description:
Personification: Planet, Mercury (Mercury in his Houses), Zodiac Sign: Virgo, and Zodiac Sign: Gemini -- Mercury, inscribed MERCURIUS, bearded, wearing hood and eyeglasses, seated at lectern, holds open book with pseudo-inscription.
Below are Virgo, holding sheaf of grain, and Gemini, shown as Siamese twins, holding rod (?) in right hand.
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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021