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- de Titis, Placidus Primum Mobile trans John Cooper, reprinted
(Bromley, Kent, 1983).
This is a classic text by the great Placidus de Titis, and
shows us a renaissance astrologer at work, both in terms
of the use of spherical trigonometry, and the detailed proofs
using primary directions as a chief instrument. Note the
Placidean Houses, and the Placidean "measure of time". If
there are terms that confuse, it is wise to have recourse
to WEilson's Dictionary.
- Ibn Ezra, Abraham The Beginning of Wisdom, eds Raphael
Levy and Francisco Cantera, (Baltimore MD, The Johns Hopkins
Press, 1939).
A seminal work for Renaissance astrology. In some ways a
typical example, though far from the key one, of the transmission
of arabic astrological methods to medieval/renaissance europe.
Ibn Ezra was Jewish, and in another department of his life,
a distinguished commentator on the scriptures, who left
an enduring legacy as an exegete. He lived in Spain, an
example of "Moorish" transmission of arab culture to the
west.
- Maternus, Julius Firmicus Mathesis; Ancient Astrology,
Theory and Practice trans. Jean Rhys Bram, (Park Ridge,
Jew Jersey, Noyes Press, 1975.
Firmucus Maternus has the distinction of being the only
serious writer on astrology who was also a Father of the
Church, hence his works were not destroyed. He was a Senator
from the time of Constantine, and a supporter of Imperial
policy. HIs writing is influenced by a high minded stoic/neoplatonic
sort of point of view, and he is paraticularly concerned
in his Christian writing, with matters of public policy;
though this is not particularly evident in the Mathesis.
He achieves almost no astrological influence in his own
day, but his works directly transmit late hellenistic astrological
methods to the reniassance practitioners, by-passing arab
influence,( and also in another sense paving the way for
them). He is the best (most complete) source for the doctrine
of the Antiscia, See p. 58 and on, of the work. The Mathesis
also contains a copy of the famous Thema Mundi, the horoscope
of the creation. Firmicus Maternus is essentially a literary
astrologer, and only a few of his charts really represent
attempts to record the heavenly positions at a particular
time. His horoscope of Plato for example, is clearly not
authentic.
- Morin de Villefranche, Jean Baptiste Astrologia Gallica
Bk XXI trans. Richard S. Baldwin, (Washington, D.C. AFA,
1974).
First printed in 1661 this worek is a chapter of Morinus
magnum opus. It is important to note that the house cusps
in this book, are calculated according to the system of
Regiomontanus, and not the system attributed in modern times
to Morinus himself. See also the alternate translation of
Lucy Little and the paraphrase of Schwikert and Weiss. All
things considered this edition may contain a superior translation.
- Morin de Villefranche, Jean Baptiste Astrosynthesis: The
Rational System of Horoscope Interpretation according to
Morin de Villefranche trans. Lucy Little (New York, N.Y.
1974).
Morin de Villefranche was a most important renaissance astrologer
in France, and like Nostradamus he worked for the Court.
During the astrological revival the French patriotically
translated his work (The Astrologia Gallica) into French
but this portion of the 21st book is the only part of his
work which has been translated so far into english. See
also the translation of Richard S. Baldwin, and the Schwikert
and Weiss paraphrase with examples.
- Schweikert, Frederick "Sinbad" and Weiss, Adolph Cornerstones
of Astrology, Vol I Synthesis edit Jan Meursing (Dallas
Texas, 1972)
This book appears to be an english translation of the book
written in german by Schwikert and Weiss which incorporated
much of the translated text and all of the substance of
chapter 21 of Morin de Villefranche's Astroligia Gallica.
The examples given include some of those given by Morinus,
but include many additions by Schweikert and Weiss. I have
not checked the House system in use in this book, though
it appears to be a quadrant system, which Morinus system
is really not. For more accurate texts see the translations
of Lucy Little and Richard Baldwin listed above.
- Zoller, Robert The Lost Key to Prediction: The Arabic
Parts in Astrology (New York, N.Y. 1980).
The most important and complete book in English on the computation
and use of the so called "Arabic Parts". It contains among
a multitude of other riches, a translation of Guido Bonatti's
treatise on the parts. An essential and excellent work.
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