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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
Page description:
Personification: Planet, Mercury (Mercury in Exaltation), and Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Mercury, with left hand holding viol, with right hand holds pages of open book with pseudo-inscription on lectern.
Below is Virgo, winged, holding sheaf of grain.
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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021