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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

053. MS M.785, fol. 22r

Abū Maʻshar
-886

Astrological treatises

early 15th century, in or before 1403
Bruges, Belgium
254 x 175 mm
MS M.785

Purchased in 1935

Second Decanus of Scorpio in three zones:
1) Sphaera Persica:
Nude man, inscribed VIR NUDUS CUI NOMEN ASFALIUS (Astrological Sign: Vir Nudus); hindquarters of horse, inscribed MEDIUM EQUI (Constellation: Centaurus); body of bull, inscribed ME