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Libra Esoterica

Ruota del gran filosofo Pitagora

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  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Italian
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 24 Folder 17. 1651. Diagram of the wheel of Pythagoras, also known as the sphere of Pythagoras, with instructions about how to use it for divination. The diagram is of concentric circles containing the days of the week and astrological symbols; letters of the alphabet; and numbers. Performing arithmetic functions described in the text on these numbers and the number corresponding to the first letter of the questioner's name leads to a numerical result to be found in one of the four quadrants at the center of the circles, which correspond to favorable and unfavorable outcomes. Questions suggested in the text include whether a pregnant woman will have a boy or a girl; whether one's master will become pope or cardinal; and questions about duels, theft, and illness. The text includes the date 1651. Penn Libraries Catalog: go to Find

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Divination and oracles.

  • Astrology

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

    • “Astrology”· via Internet Archive
    • “astrological”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

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

    • “Divination”· via Internet Archive
    • “Divination”· in description
    • “Divination”· in subject

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1651-01-01T00:00:00Z—Italian—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: University of Pennsylvania Libraries
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; openn
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  • Source-reported rights: Public Domain
Catalog id
internet-archive:miscmss_box24_f17
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