Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos in the Translation of William of Moerbeke : Claudii Ptolemaei Liber Iudicialium /

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This is the first edition ever of Moerbeke's Latin translation of Ptolemy's celebrated astrological handbook, known under the title Tetrabiblos or Quadripartitum (opus). Ptolemy's treatise (composed after 141 AD) offers a systematic overview of astrological science and had, together w...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ptolemy, active 2nd century (Author)
Other Authors: Leemans, Pieter de (Editor), Steel, Carlos G. (Editor), Vuillemin-Diem, Gudrun (Editor), William, of Moerbeke, approximately 1215-1286 (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Latín
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Series:Ancient and medieval philosophy. XIX.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ptolemy, > active 2nd century > Translations into Latin.
William, > of Moerbeke, > approximately 1215-1286.
Astrology > Early works to 1800.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Manuscript tradition of the translation
  • William of Moerbeke translator of the Iudiciala
  • The reception of Moerbeke's translation
  • The Greek text and the translation
  • The contribution of Moerbeke's translation to the edition of the Greek text
  • Appendix I. The astrological note translated by Moerbeke
  • Appendix II. The conclusion of the Apotelesmatica
  • Editorial principles.

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