Petra G Schmidl
Biographic Data
| ID | 5825991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petra G Schmidl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petra G |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmidl |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMIDL P G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Medieval Divination by Unexpected Incidents
This article explores a little-known prognostic table, the so-called Tabula Salomonis , in its four oldest Latin manuscript witnesses from between ca. 1000 and 1300. Unusually for Latin prognostic texts, the table employs unexpected incidents such as animal sounds, sneezes, and bodily twitches combined with the signs of the zodiac as its starting point. Interestingly, the sources for the Tabula , a series of Late Antique texts from which the auth…
Knowledge in Motion
This article discusses the place and date of origin, the earlier whereabouts, and subsequent travels of an unsigned and undated early European astrolabe (International Instrument Checklist iic #0191) now preserved in Oxford, in the Museum of the History of Science. After taking into consideration earlier descriptions, it investigates the evidence given by the astrolabe concerning its localisation and dating, and suggests a possible itinerary of t…
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On astronomia
Knowledge in Motion
This article discusses the place and date of origin, the earlier whereabouts, and subsequent travels of an unsigned and undated early European astrolabe (International Instrument Checklist iic #0191) now preserved in Oxford, in the Museum of the History of Science. After taking into consideration earlier descriptions, it investigates the evidence given by the astrolabe concerning its localisation and dating, and suggests a possible itinerary of t…
Medieval Divination by Unexpected Incidents
This article explores a little-known prognostic table, the so-called Tabula Salomonis , in its four oldest Latin manuscript witnesses from between ca. 1000 and 1300. Unusually for Latin prognostic texts, the table employs unexpected incidents such as animal sounds, sneezes, and bodily twitches combined with the signs of the zodiac as its starting point. Interestingly, the sources for the Tabula , a series of Late Antique texts from which the auth…
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