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| Paper: |
Suns of Gold and Other Precious Items: Heavenly Phenomena
Presented in 15th Century Manuscripts of the Heidelberg
University Library |
| Volume: |
441, The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena VI |
| Page: |
525 |
| Authors: |
Bien, R.; Zimmermann, K. |
| Abstract: |
The Heidelberg University Library owns a few manuscripts that belong
to the genre of German Volkskalender. These books contain,
for instance, the Christian calendar, the lunar phases, the cycles of
Sun and Moon, and advice is given how to cope with everyday life. A
masterpiece is the Schicksalsbuch (“Book of Fate”) which
displays a plenty of marvellous illustrations on parchment. In the
present paper, special attention is focused on the art and astronomy
of this extraordinary manuscript. |
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