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9%OFFMonica Azzolini - The Duke and the Stars: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan - 9780674066632 - V9780674066632
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The Duke and the Stars: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan

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Description for The Duke and the Stars: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan Hardback. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.

This study is the first to examine the important political role played by astrology in Italian court culture. Reconstructing the powerful dynamics existing between astrologers and their prospective or existing patrons, The Duke and the Stars illustrates how the “predictive art” of astrology was a critical source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Astrological “intelligence” was often treated as sensitive, and astrologers and astrologer-physicians were often trusted with intimate secrets and delicate tasks that required profound knowledge not only of astrology but also of the political and personal situation of their clients. Two types of ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
Condition
New
Weight
758g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674066632
SKU
V9780674066632
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Monica Azzolini
Monica Azzolini is Lecturer in Early Modern European History at the University of Edinburgh.

Reviews for The Duke and the Stars: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan
This book, as erudite as it is elegant, takes the reader deep into the court life of Renaissance Milan. Using a vast range of sources with great care and artistry, Monica Azzolini recreates the lost discipline of astrology. The Duke and the Stars restores and illuminates a lost world, as colorful, as complex and as full of vividly portrayed individuals ... Read more

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