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Document Details : Title: Un traité cosmologique byzantin inédit Subtitle: Harleianus 5624, ff. 283r-284v Author(s): BAUDRY, Catherine Journal: Byzantion Volume: 84 Date: 2014 Pages: 1-32 DOI: 10.2143/BYZ.84.0.3049172 Abstract : Folios 283-284 of manuscript Harleianus 5624 (14th–15th c.) are of particular interest because they deal with unusual astronomical and cosmological concepts. Among those the most surprising is the presence of a snake-shaped star in the ninth starless (ἄναστρος) sphere. This snake causes earthly evils when it performs certain actions, like the legendary dragon that surveys the world. Besides the date of the text, an interesting question is why such concepts persisted in Byzantium during the 14th and 15th centuries. |
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