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Related
Genesis from BL Add 11639, f. 5v
Genesis from BL Add 11639, f. 5v
Celestial bodies from BL Add 11639, f. 517
Cherubs from BL Add 11639, f. 522
Leviathan from BL Add 11639, f. 518v
Sagittarius from BL Add 22413, f. 141v
Temptation from BL Add 11639, f. 520v
Rider from BL Add 18684, f. 85v
Scorpio from BL Add 22413, f. 141
The zodiac cycle from BL Add 11639, f. 516v
Summary
Full-page miniature of the plan of nine spheres according to the Ptolemaic system. Outermost circle: the Hebrew names of the zodiac signs, the second circle: names of Hebrew months corresponding to the zodiac signs; innermost circle: names of seven planets. Image taken from f. 516v of Miscellany of biblical and other texts ('The Northern French Miscellany' or earlier 'the British Museum Miscellany'): including the Pentateuch, ~Haftarot~, ~Tiqqun Sofrim~, Five Scrolls, prayer book for the entire year with Haggadah, legal texts, poetry, calendars, Book of Tobit in Hebrew, etc. Written in Hebrew.
Approximately 2000 B.C., Babylonian astrologers believed that the Sun, Moon, and the five planets known at that time (Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus) possessed distinct powers. Mars, for example, appeared to be red and was associated with aggression and war. Astrology was inherited by the Greeks from Babylonians around the 4th century B.C.Through the studies of Plato, Aristotle, and others, astrology came to be regarded as a science. It was embraced by the Romans and the Arabs. The zodiac (which is derived from the Greek word meaning "circle of animals") is believed to have developed in ancient Egypt and later adopted by the Babylonians. Early astrologers knew it took 12 lunar cycles (i.e., months) for the sun to return to its original position. They then identified 12 constellations that they observed were linked to the progression of the seasons and assigned them names of certain animals and persons (in Babylonia, for example, the rainy season was found to occur when the Sun was in a particular constellation which was then named Aquarius, or water bearer). Each of these four groups is inscribed in its own quadrant, or group of "houses," on a circle. The division of the 12 houses is based on Earth's daily rotation and relates to such circumstances as relationships, finances, travel, etc. The division of the 12 signs of the zodiac is based on the earth's year-long rotation around the Sun and relates to character traits and areas of life.
- The zodiac cycle from BL Add 11639, f. 516v - Picryl
- A Christian calendar in the Northern French Hebrew Miscellany
- Adam naming the animals from BL Or 2884, f. 1v - Picryl
- Joseph's dream from BL Add 27210, f. 5 - Picryl
- The sacrifice of Isaac from BL Or 2737, f. 93v - Picryl
- Index of /presentations/The Northern French Miscellany
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- Dos textos astrológicos conservados en el comentario al Sefer Yesirá