Astronomy and Astrology in the Medieval Islamic World, Kennedy, Edward S.

Автор: Richards Andrea, Miller Susan
Название: Astrology. The Library of Esoterica
ISBN: 383657988X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783836579889
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From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage reaches back to the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, and Greeks. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in TASCHEN's Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were once sister sciences: the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was built to align with the constellations, Persia raced with Greece to erect the first observatory, and even Galileo cast horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake. Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would thrust the practice into the mainstream.

Edited by Jessica Hundley, this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever compendium of its kind, exploring the symbolic meaning behind more than 500 images, from cave paintings and illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art from across the globe. Artwork by the likes of Leonora Carrington, Alphonse Mucha, and Hilma af Klint are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the wheel of the zodiac, alongside quotations from Kepler, Copernicus, and Campbell. With a foreword by legendary astrologer Susan Miller and excerpts from new interviews with present-day astrologers like Jessica Lanydoo and Pam Younghans, Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on our everyday lives.

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Library of Esoterica explores how centuries of artists have given form to mysticism, translating the arcane and the obscure into enduring, visionary works of art. Each subject is showcased through both modern and archival imagery culled from private collectors, libraries, and museums around the globe. The result forms an inclusive visual history, a study of our primal pull to dream and nightmare, and the creative ways we strive to connect to the divine.

Автор: Shpakovsky Viacheslav
Название: Armies of the Volga Bulgars & Khanate of Kazan
ISBN: 1782000798 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782000792
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Описание: The Bulgars were a Turkic people who established a state north of the Black Sea. Their state fragmented under pressure from the Khazars; one group moved south, but the rest moved north during the 7th and 8th centuries to the basin of the Volga river. This book explores the costumes, armament, armour and fighting methods of the Volga Bulgars.

Автор: D Amato Raffaele
Название: Byzantine Imperial Guardsmen 925–1025
ISBN: 1849088500 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849088503
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Описание: The hundred-year period ending in 1025, from the reign of the Emperor Constantine VII to that of Basil II `the Bulgar-Slayer`, encompassed the last great era of Byzantine aggression and dominance in the Near East and Balkans. This study sheds new light on the colourful regiments of the Byzantine Imperial Guard.

Автор: Krause Stefan
Название: Freydal. Medieval Games. The Book of Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I
ISBN: 3836576813 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783836576819
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Описание: Named after Maximilian I`s literary alter ego, Freydal is the largest extant tournament book of the Late Middle Ages, inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World program. This publication from Vienna`s Kunsthistorisches Museum commemorates the 500th anniversary of Maximilian`s death, combining for the first time all 255 gold- and silver-...

Автор: Lindholm, David
Название: The Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100–1500
ISBN: 1841769886 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841769882
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Описание: From the rising death toll due to opioid prescription drug abuse to the open marketplace for selling ""stay awake and focus"" drugs like Adderall in schools, prescription drug abuse is a major concern among doctors, educators, policy makers and parents. This collection explores different views on the causes of and potential solutions to the long-term risks of prescription drug abuse.

Автор: Christopher Gravett
Название: Bosworth 1485
ISBN: 1855328631 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781855328631
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Описание: The Battle of Bosworth, the last great battle of the War of the Roses, established the House of Tudor on the throne. This work aims to cut through the myth and propaganda to detail the course of this pivotal campaign.

Автор: Christopher Gravett
Название: Towton 1461
ISBN: 1841765139 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841765136
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
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Описание: The Battle of Towton, a battle in the Wars of the Roses, was probably the bloodiest battle ever fought in England. This title reveals how Towton marked the resurgence of the Yorkist cause and established Edward IV as king.

Автор: David Nicolle
Название: The Moors
ISBN: 1855329646 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781855329645
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Описание: The high point of medieval Islamic expansion was the 700-year presence of the 'Moors' in Spain and Portugal. The Arab and Berber conquest was followed by the establishment of a richly distinct culture in Andalusia, where for a while Muslim and Christian co-operated as often as they fought. The rise and fall of successive Islamic dynasties brought new invaders, fragmentation and disunity; and the growing Christian kingdoms to the north eventually doomed the amirate of Granada, the last Moorish bastion, which fell to the Castilians in 1492. The colourful armies of Western Islam are described and illustrated here in fascinating detail.

Автор: David Nicolle
Название: Medieval Siege Weapons (2)
ISBN: 1841764590 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841764597
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Описание: The medieval period was probably the most varied in military history when it came to the development of non-gunpowder military machines. One reason for this was the bringing together of several pre-existing military-technological traditions from the ancient Graeco-Roman World, Persia, India and China. Three civilizations were primarily responsible for the ease with which such technologies were brought together and combined: the Late-Roman or Byzantine Empire; the Islamic World; and the Mongol "World Empire".

This work looks at the stone throwing machines that used assorted sources of power from torsion "energy storage" systems, to manpowered sling devices, counterbalance sling devices and rockets.

Автор: Grafton Anthony, Most Glenn W.
Название: Canonical Texts and Scholarly Practices: A Global Comparative Approach
ISBN: 1107513863 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107513860
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book presents a major collection of essays that expand our vision of the history of textual practices. It explores the multiple ways across time and cultures in which texts have been selected for entry into official canons and then verified, corrected, glossed, interpreted, illustrated, excerpted, performed, archived, and otherwise put to use.

Автор: Sams?, Julio
Название: Astronomy and Astrology in al-Andalus and the Maghrib
ISBN: 1138375160 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138375161
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This new volume of papers by Julio Sams?? deals with the development of astronomy and astrology in al-Andalus and the Maghrib between the 10th and the 19th centuries. Opening with a survey of the social history of the exact sciences in al-Andalus, the book then looks at astronomical tables in use during this period. The author also deals with theoretical astronomy, with the use of zijes for the calculation of horoscopes, and an experimental astrological method for the correction of mean motion planetary tables.

Автор: Sams?, Julio
Название: Astronomy and Astrology in al-Andalus and the Maghrib
ISBN: 0754659348 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780754659341
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