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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: Moon (Moon in his Counter House), and Zodiac Sign: Capricornus -- Beside tree, Moon, with pouch at waist, with spear over shoulders and held in right hand, bends backward toward ground and small moon with inscribed face.
Below is Capricornus.
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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021