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VMs: Re: astro-nymphs?

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Subject: VMs: Re: astro-nymphs?
From: "Rafal T. Prinke" <rafalp@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 00:11:41 +0200
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Rene Zandbergen wrote:

> We're not. It says: planisphere with constellations
> and zodiac illustrations, manuscript, 16th Century.
> However, the image is clear enough to see that
> the text is Latin. Also, it is kept in the library of
> Boulogne sur Mer ('belongs' to Paris).

Can the text be actually read from that reproduction?
I wonder about those "nymphs" - perhaps they are just
personalisations of planets ruling the signs?

Best regards,

Rafal

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