Astrology and numerology in medieval and early modern Catalonia : the Tractat de prenostication de la vida natural dels hòmens / by John Scott Lucas.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.

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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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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.

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