Medical Astrology: Science, Art, and Influence in early-modern Europe

Item

Ptolemy with "Astronomia," allegory of Astronomy

Title

Ptolemy with "Astronomia," allegory of Astronomy

Creator

Gregor Reisch (d.1525)

Contributor

Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library

Date

1503

Description

Hand-colored print of Ptolemy with "Astronomia," female allegorical figure of Astronomy

Format

image

Rights

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Source

Margarita philosophica (Basel: Johann Schott, 1503). Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.