The Duke and the Stars : Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan / Monica Azzolini.
Azzolini, Monica, author.
2013
BF1729.P6 A99 2013
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Title The Duke and the Stars : Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan / Monica Azzolini.
Author Azzolini, Monica, author.
ISBN 9780674067912
DOI https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674067912
Published Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Copyright ©2012
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource : 17 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables
Other Standard Identifiers 10.4159/harvard.9780674067912 doi
Call Number BF1729.P6 A99 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 133.50945/2109024
Summary This study is the first to examine the important political role played by astrology in Italian court culture. Reconstructing the powerful dynamics existing between astrologers and their prospective or existing patrons, The Duke and the Stars illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was a critical source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Astrological "intelligence" was often treated as sensitive, and astrologers and astrologer-physicians were often trusted with intimate secrets and delicate tasks that required profound knowledge not only of astrology but also of the political and personal situation of their clients. Two types of astrological predictions, medical and political, were taken into the most serious consideration. Focusing on Milan, Monica Azzolini describes the various ways in which the Sforza dukes (and Italian rulers more broadly) used astrology as a political and dynastic tool, guiding them as they contracted alliances, made political decisions, waged war, planned weddings, and navigated health crises. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy.
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Series I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
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Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Illustrations
Introduction
1 The Science of the Stars: Learning Astrology at the University of Pavia
2 The Making of a Dynasty: Astrology under Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza
3 Astrology Is Destiny: Galeazzo Maria Sforza and the Political Uses of Astrology
4 The Star-Crossed Duke: Gian Galeazzo Sforza and Medical Astrology
5 The Viper and the Eagle: The Rise and Fall of Astrology under Ludovico Sforza
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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