15-12-2023, 09:08 PM
His bio also mentions his connections with the Sacrobosco text, which leads to the connection with the 1494 Leipzig reprinting. The novelty, or at least the matter at hand, is the distribution of the planets (or planetary symbols) within the cosmic illustration, particularly as it relates to the zodiac symbols when they are placed in one of the outer circles.
Sacrobosco listed the planetary spheres (vertically), but it did not connect individual planets (via symbols) with specific signs in the zodiac. In contrast, the 1494 Leipzig illustration, starting with the moon in Cancer and putting Mars in Aries, is quite close to the standard set of astrological interpretations.
Where does this astrological dimension originate? Was it Faber's invention or something older? Is there something connecting this example of 4-1-1-1 structure with the VMs version? The ideological connection seems reasonable even if the linguistic investigation is thwarted. The VMs cosmos connects with Oresme (BNF Fr. 565) and it isn't legible either.
Sacrobosco listed the planetary spheres (vertically), but it did not connect individual planets (via symbols) with specific signs in the zodiac. In contrast, the 1494 Leipzig illustration, starting with the moon in Cancer and putting Mars in Aries, is quite close to the standard set of astrological interpretations.
Where does this astrological dimension originate? Was it Faber's invention or something older? Is there something connecting this example of 4-1-1-1 structure with the VMs version? The ideological connection seems reasonable even if the linguistic investigation is thwarted. The VMs cosmos connects with Oresme (BNF Fr. 565) and it isn't legible either.