Book/Printed Material A So Far Unpublished Book on the Judgments of the Nativities by Abū 'Alī, the Arabic Astrologer. Albohali Arabis Astrologi ... De Judiciis Nativitatum liber unus, antehac non editus
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Title
- A So Far Unpublished Book on the Judgments of the Nativities by Abū 'Alī, the Arabic Astrologer.
Other Title
- Albohali Arabis Astrologi ... De Judiciis Nativitatum liber unus, antehac non editus
Summary
- Yaḥyá ibn Ghālib Khayyāṭ (died circa 835) was an astrologer and pupil of the great Jewish-Persian astrologer Māshāʼallāh (circa 730--circa 815). He was known to mediaeval Christendom as Albohali (variants include Alghihac and Albenahait). Ibn al-Nadīm includes in Abu 'Alī's list of works Kitāb al-Masā'il (The book of interrogations) and Kitāb al-Mawālīd (Book of nativities), both of which are extant, together with several works that are now lost. The latter include Kitāb al-Madkhal (The book of introduction), Kitāb al-Ma'ānī (The book of [hidden] meanings), Kitāb al-Duwal (The book of revolutions [of time]), Kitāb Taḥwīl sinī 'l-mawālīd (Book of the annual revolution of nativities), and Kitāb qaḍīb al-dhahab (Book of the rod of gold). Kitāb al-Mawālīd was translated into Latin by Plato of Tivoli in 1136 and by Johann Hispalensis (John of Seville) in 1153. The latter translation was printed in Nuremberg in 1546. Presented here is the second edition, from 1549. It is dedicated by its editor, Joachim Heller (1518--90), to Philipp Melancthon (1497--1560), the German reformer and collaborator of Martin Luther.
Names
- Heller, Joachim, 1518-1590 Editor.
- Joannes, Hispalensis, flourished 1120-1153 Translator.
- Khayyāṭ, Yaḥyá ibn Ghālib, died approximately 835 Author.
- Monte, Giovanni Battista da, 1498-1551 Printer.
- Neuber, Ulrich, died 1571 Printer.
Created / Published
- Nuremberg : Giovanni Monte and Ulrich Neuber, 1549.
Headings
- - 800 to 1549
- - Astrology
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 64 leaves : illustrations ; 19 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
- - Content in Latin.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
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- 1 online resource.
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- 2021666876
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Contributor
- Heller, Joachim
- Joannes, Hispalensis, Flourished
- Khayyāṭ, Yaḥyá Ibn Ghālib, Died Approximately 835
- Monte, Giovanni Battista Da
- Neuber, Ulrich, 1571