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| Paper: |
Stars, Manuscripts, and Astrolabes–The Stellar
Constellations in a Group of Medieval Manuscripts between Latin
Literature and a New Science of the Stars |
| Volume: |
441, The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena VI |
| Page: |
533 |
| Authors: |
Metzger, W. |
| Abstract: |
The European Middle Ages inherited star names and constellations from
Roman antiquity, mostly via Latin literary texts. When, from the
11th century onwards, Arabic texts and instruments became
available, figures and vocabulary at first where not compatible with
this tradition. The example of an excerpt from Pseudo-Hyginus De
Astronomia shows, how a Roman text on the constellations was
revised and supplemented with the names of the astrolabe-stars to
combine the two different traditions. |
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