Download image:
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, Venus (Venus in Dejection), and Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Venus, crown falling from her head, with left hand on breast, leaning to left, sits on bench, at base of which is psaltery.
Below is Virgo, holding sheaves of grain in both hands.
Credits:
Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021