Diagram Of The Zodiac
by Getty Research Institute
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Diagram Of The Zodiac
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Getty Research Institute
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Diagram of the zodiac, from a French manuscript created in the last quarter of 13th century (after 1277). Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. By the 13th century, astrology was part of everyday medical practice in Europe. By the end of the 1500s, physicians were required by law to calculate the position of the Moon before carrying out complicated medical procedures, such as surgery or bleeding.
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