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Ptolemy's "Tetrabiblos" in the Translation of William of Moerbeke: Claudii Ptolemaei Liber Iudicialium - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy–Series 1
Ptolemy's "Tetrabiblos" in the Translation of William of Moerbeke: Claudii Ptolemaei Liber Iudicialium - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy–Series 1
This is the first edition of Moerbeke's Latin translation of Ptolemy’s celebrated astrological handbook, known under the title Tetrabiblos or Quadripartitum (opus). Ptolemy’s treatise (composed after 141 AD) offers a systematic overview of astrological science and had, together with his Almagest, an enormous influence up until the 17th century.
456 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 29, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9789058679628 |
Publishers | Leuven University Press |
Pages | 456 |
Dimensions | 250 × 237 × 35 mm · 974 g |
Editor | Steel, Carlos |
Editor | Vuillemin-Diem, Gudrun |