Aspects of the astrolabe : architectonica ratio in tenth- and eleventh-century Europe / Arianna Borrelli.
Pubblicazione:
Stuttgart : F. Steiner, 2008.
Descrizione fisica:
270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Sudhoffs Archiv. Beihefte ; 57
Contiene:
Indice: List of figures and tables. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Mathematical and practical aspects of the astrolabe 3. Sources results of previous research 4. Non written and non verbal modes of communication in the diffusion of astrolabe knowledge 5. The philosophical aspects of the astrolabe 6. Summary and outlook: the aspects of the astrolabe in twelfth century Europe 7. Appendix A: Eleventh and twelfth centuiry manuscripts containing astrolabe texts and or drwings 8. Appendix B: Thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth century manuscripts containing eleventh and twelfth century astrolabe texts 9. Appendix C: Abbreviations used in this work to indicate eleventh century astrolabe related texts and drawings 10. Appendix D: Most diffused twelfth century astrolabe treatises 11. Appendix E: Contents of the manuscript Paris, BnF lat. 7412, f. 1 r-23 v (11 th c.) 12. Appendix F: Astrolabe artefacts and astrolabe drawings discussed in this study 13. Bibliography. Name index. Subject index
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