Re: VMs: Re: Cappelli's abbreviations

["Larry Roux" <lroux@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the heads up.  I'll check out Saxl's work.  We have a copy of
it here at Syracuse Univ (amongst other great works I have been
negligent in not looking at).

  


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Larry Roux
Syracuse University
lroux@xxxxxxx
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>>> r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx 09/06/03 06:54 AM >>>
Hello Larry,

I have the pictures (woodcuts) from a work
called Flores Albumasaris (or something very 
similar). The description of Leo is accurate.
If you're interested, I'll try to post them.
If you have a chance to browse a copy of Saxl's
'Verzeichniss', I'd advise you to do it. There
are other images of zodiac constellations which
appear somewhat similar to the VMs drawings.
Note that in the VMs, Leo looks more like
a lioness.

Cheers, Rene
  
--- Larry Roux <LRoux@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was reading my copy of Allen's Star Names and 2
> things struck me when I was reading the section on
> Leo
> 
> 1) The babalonian word for Leo was Aru.  That
> reminded me of the words I found in the "erased"
> text on August "de Lapara".  Could para be a word
> for lion in a language I don't know?  Or maybe
> Lapara for leopard?
> 
> 2) There is a sentence: " The symbol [meaning the
> astrological symbol for Leo] has been supposed to
> portray the animal's mane, but seems more
> appropriate to the other extremity; the Hyginus of
> 1488 and the Albumasar of 1489 showing this latter
> member [the tail] of extraordinary length, twisting
> between the hind legs and over the back" which is a
> very good description of the "lion" in f72v3
> (August).
> 
> I will try and find copies of the pictures from
> those 2 books if I can.  Perhaps the picture based
> upon that of one of those two.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Larry Roux
> Syracuse University
> lroux@xxxxxxx
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> 
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