TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lucas,John Scott
TI  - Astrology and numerology in medieval and early modern Catalonia: the Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens 
T2  - The medieval and early modern Iberian world
SN  - 1423714377
AV  - BF1685 .L83 2003eb
U1  - 133.5 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Astrology
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Numerology
KW  - Spain
KW  - Catalonia
KW  - Civilization, Medieval
KW  - Astrologie
KW  - Ouvrages avant 1800
KW  - Numérologie
KW  - Espagne
KW  - Catalogne
KW  - Civilisation médiévale
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Intellectual life
KW  - gnd
KW  - Numerologie
KW  - Catalonia (Spain)
KW  - Catalogne (Espagne)
KW  - Vie intellectuelle
KW  - 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
KW  - Katalonien
KW  - Humaniora
KW  - Filosofi
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Early works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index; List of Figure and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Prognostication at the Dawn of the Renaissance -- A. Changing World Views -- B. The Catalan Context -- C. Catalan Material in Relationship to Other European Traditions -- Chapter Two: Genres of Prognostic Material in the Catalan Language -- A. Astrology and Astrological Magic -- B. Geomancy -- C. Numerology and Astro-numerology -- D. Gematria -- Chapter Three: The Present Edition -- A. Known Editions of the Tractat -- B. Physical Description of "B."; C. Contents, Divisions, and Sources -- D. Linguistic Features and Orthography -- E. Provenance -- F. The Tractat in the Catalan Printing Tradition -- G. The Present Edition -- Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens segons los signes, planetas celestials, e proprietats lurs demonstren with English Translation -- Apparatus criticus -- Note on the Translation -- Appendix A. Paleographic Transcription -- Appendix B. Facsimile Reproduction -- Glossary: Catalan-English -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - From a late 15th-century Catalan incunable and drawing on a rich tradition of astrological magic, geomancy, Pythagorean numerology and Hebrew gematria, this practical manual reveals a unique expression of medieval syncretism, the mingling of traditions and the development of new ideas
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