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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 Dejection), Zodiac Sign: Cancer -- Mars, wearing armor, tumbles head-first toward ground, upon which are shield, spear, and sword.
Below is Cancer.
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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021