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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, Mars (Mars in his Houses), Zodiac Sign: Aries, and Zodiac Sign: Scorpio -- Mars, wearing armor, holding raised sword in right hand and bird-faced shield in left hand, sits on bench with decapitated figure at his feet.
Below are Aries and Scorpio.
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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021