Article ID: CBB692114282

The World under the Stars: Astrological Geography and the Bologna 1477 Edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia (2019)

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This article is a re-examination of the first complete printed edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia (Bologna, de Lapis, 1477), hitherto considered flawed and defective. An investigation of the status and priorities of the team of court astrologers responsible for this edition, and an examination of the alterations they made to Ptolemy's maps, suggests that their aim was a redaction intentionally different from existing versions of the Geography. It is suggested that the editors sought to adjust the arrangement of provinces from that recommended in Ptolemy's Geography (book VIII) to the astrological arrangement detailed in his Tetrabiblos (book II) and that they modified the content of the key regional maps accordingly. In this light, the Bologna 1477 edition underlines the importance of assessing the reception of Ptolemy's geographical work against a cultural background in which astrology prevailed as an integrated system of knowledge, practices and beliefs. (English)

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Authors & Contributors
De Meis, Salvo
Bònoli, Fabrizio
Bezza, Giuseppe
Henniges, Norman
Stoeger, Alexander
Colarita, Cinzia
Concepts
Geography
Maps; atlases
Publishers and publishing
Cartography
Astrology
Astronomy
Time Periods
15th century
16th century
Renaissance
19th century
Early modern
18th century
Places
Bologna (Italy)
Italy
Europe
Rome (Italy)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Basel (Switzerland)
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