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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, Saturn (Saturn in his Counter Houses), Zodiac Sign: Cancer, and Zodiac Sign: Leo -- Saturn, partially draped, seated on bench, slumps forward as crown falls toward ground. Spade leans against bench.
Below are Cancer and Leo.
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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021