VMs: Palazzo della Ragione in Padova/Padua...

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

Here are some pictures of the Palazzo's astrological pictures (including 
the crawfish-style crab):-
	http://www.pd.astro.it/MOSTRA/G0000SAL.HTM
	http://www.pd.astro.it/MOSTRA/IMAGES/CANCRO.JPG

Here's some more information on it (at the bottom of this page):-
	http://www.trepennelli.com/damini/articoli.phtml

Not only does the astrological cycle depicted here start in March, but it 
sounds as though the 360 degree images (based on Pietro d'Abano's work, who 
lived and worked in Padua) are all still intact.

However, my translation got a bit confused in the middle - it sounds as 
though each sign has three bands of nine images (ie, 324 images). But the 
whole cycle does contain 333 frescoes, right?

The same page describes the Palazzo as a gigantic astrological machine, 
similar to Chartres Cathedral, etc.

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....