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

Acknowledgments

The Zodiac Man as Microcosmic Man (1619). Click the image for more information.

Laura Phillips, Ph.D., Graduate School Alumni Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Medical Historical Library (2020–2021), photographed, curated, and authored the exhibition. All of the German translations featured in the exhibition are hers unless stated otherwise.

The exhibition would not have been possible without the larger community of people who provided valuable assistance:

Dr. Melissa Grafe, John R. Bumstead Librarian for Medical History and Head of the Medical Historical Library, advised the research for this exhibition, directed its online installation, and managed its subsequent promotion. Special thanks are owed to Dr. Grafe for her unwavering support, guidance, and intellectual generosity on this project.

Soffia Gunnarsdottir, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of the History of Art at Yale University, advised on ancient Greek and Latin sources and provided all of the Latin translations in the exhibition.

Dana Haugh, MLS, Web Services Librarian at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, and Trip Kirkpatrick, co-chair of the Yale University Library's Online Exhibitions Committee, lent their technical expertise on the Omeka platform.

Megann Licskai, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History of Science and Medicine at Yale University, was instrumental in the exhibition’s online installation. Many thanks are owed to Megann for building a beautiful bibliography.

Kelly Perry, Lead Digitization Technical Assistant at the Medical Historical Library, directed, shot, and edited the videos featured in this exhibition.

Christopher Zollo, MLS, Historical Library Assistant at the Medical Historical Library, made possible the extensive in-person archival research that went into this project. Many thanks are owed to Christopher for his help finding sources and for his patient onsite assistance.

Mentioned last but not least are Dr. Raymond Wynne Phillips, Marian Levy Phillips, Gregor Quack, Sara L. Petrilli-Jones, and Philippe Halbert, who provided valuable feedback on the research and contents of this exhibition. 

About the Astronomicum Caesareum (1540)

To Cite This Exhibition:
Phillips, Laura. Medical Astrology: Science, Art, and Influence in early-modern Europe, online exhibition. The Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library and Medical Historical Library at Yale University, July 2021. https://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/medicalastrology