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Libra Esoterica

Medical and astronomical miscellany

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  • First published:
  • 15th century
  • Language: Latin
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Oversize LJS 449. Germany, 1446. Compilation of Latin and German texts concerning astronomy, astrology (including resources for the determination of favorable and unfavorable days and a brief treatise on the astrological properties of precious stones attributed in the manuscript to the 8th/9th-century Jewish astrologer Zaël, but also known as the lapidary of Techel), and medicine (including a brief treatise on wine used for medical purposes, attributed in another manuscript to Albertus Magnus). Penn Libraries Catalog: go to Find

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology.

  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Astrology”. Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description, “Astrology” in the description, and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

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    • “astrological”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject

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  • Contributing institution: University of Pennsylvania Libraries
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; openn
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  • Source-reported rights: Public Domain
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