In Astronomica (first century AD), the earliest extant treatise we have on astrology, Manilius provides a poetic account of celestial phenomena and the signs of the zodiac. He also gives witty character sketches of persons born under certain stars.
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In Astronomica (first century AD), the earliest extant treatise we have on astrology, Manilius provides a poetic account of celestial phenomena and the signs of the zodiac. He also gives witty character sketches of persons born under certain stars.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 12mo 7"-7; Another fine addition to the Loeb Classical Library series, this exemplar being #220. Structurally sound hardcover copy, G.P. Goold adding the English translation of the original Latin and providing both editing and corrections from prior reprint editions. Light rubbing to edges, spine head and foot, else, bright-red cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine, gilt abbreviated logo (LCL) stamped to front cover, very lightly toned interior, unmarked. Dust jacket present, marred only by the faint remains of a former price sticker at rear panel and two small nicks to the paper. From the library of a noted Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome scholar, Peter Morris Green. English translations of Latin facing. Duodecimo format as per Loeb Classical Library standards. Quite fine interiors. xvi [1], 2-640 [1] pp. plus eight pages of additional titles in the Loeb Classical Library stable. cxxiii [1], 3-385 [1] pp., plus a fold-out, six-panel map of "The Skies of Manilius, two star charts, one of the Northern Hemisphere, one of the Southern Hemisphere, designed "to illustrate Manilius's conception of the skies as expressed in his poem, whether or no he derived it from a celestial globe so marked" (publisher's blurb). Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Add this copy of Astronomica to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Cape Cod Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft, 1985, 8vo., 185 pages. Book bound in a blue cloth, no dust jacket. Note from last owner book from editor George Goold, on front endpage. Illustrations/tables rear of book. Book in very good condition.
Add this copy of Manilius: Astronomica (Loeb Classical Library No. 469) to cart. $26.22, good condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Harvard University Press.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 528 p. Loeb Classical Library, 469. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0674995163. Very Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. DJ has minor edgewear.; Loeb Classical Library No. 469; 528 pages; Marcus Manilius, who lived in the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, is the author of the earliest treatise on astrology we possess. His Astronomica, a Latin didactic poem in five books, begins with an account of celestial phenomena, and then proceeds to treat of the signs of the zodiac and the twelve temples; there follow instructions for calculating the horoscoping degree, and details of chronocrators, decans, injurious degrees, zodiacal geography, paranatellonta, and other technical matters. Besides exhibiting great virtuosity in rendering mathematical tables and diagrams in verse form, the poet writes with some passion about his Stoic beliefs and shows much wit and humour in his character sketches of persons born under particular stars. Perhaps taking a lead from Virgil in his Georgics, Manilius abandons the proportions of his last book to narrate the story of Perseus and Andromeda at considerable length. In spite of its undoubted elegance, the Astronomica is a difficult work, and this edition provides in addition to the first English prose translation a full guide to the poem, with copious explanatory notes and illustrative figures.
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