How Albert the Great's Speculum astronomiae was interpreted and used by four centuries of readers :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a study in late medieval medicine, astronomy, and astrology
First Statement of Responsibility
Scott E. Hendrix.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Lewiston ; Lampeter
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Edwin Mellen Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
iii, 326 Seiten ; 24 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Astrology's Movement from the Fringes to the Center; Chapter I; Defending Albert's Reputation? A Consideration of the Controversy; Concerning the Authorship of the Speculum astronomiae; Chapter II; Faith and Reason in Conflict?; Chapter III; The Link Between Natural Philosophy and Metaphysics: The Place of Astrology in Albert the Great's System of Thought.; Chapter IV; Readers and their Approach to the Speculum astronomiae; Chapter V; Whether for it or Against it, you can't Ignore it: Readers and the Speculum astronomiae.; Chapter VI; The Death and Reincarnation of an Authority.; Appendix A; Select Bibliography.