Is astrology an art? How does art represent astrology and its practice? Is the visual language used by astrologers artistic? From Mesopotamia and Mediterranean culture to Mesoamerica and into the European Renaissance and the modern era, the nine chapters in this anthology explore the meanings of art and astrology, the iconography of astrology and the nature of its practice, the use of zodiac signs, and the portrayal stars and planets in literature and the visual arts. With contributions by Spike Bucklow, Ruth Clydesdale, Richard Dunn, Martin Gansten, Liesbeth Grotenhuis, John Meeks, Suzanne Nolan, Micah Ross, and Claudia Rousseau.
Table of Content
Foreword
Nicholas Campion and Jennifer Zahrt
Introduction: Ars, Technē, śāstra, ʿIlm: What’s in a Name?
Martin Gansten
The Iconography of Libra and Pisces in Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece
Micah Ross
Dwarfs as an Ancient Mayan Metaphor for the Stars
Suzanne Nolan
Astrological Imagery in the Rulership Propaganda of Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici
Claudia Rousseau
Astrological Symbolism in Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzivâl
John Meeks
Seeing the World Soul: Marsilio Ficino and Talismanic Art
Ruth Clydesdale
Lower Astrology and Silent Poetry
Spike Bucklow
Picturing the Practitioner: Notes Towards an Iconography of Astrological Practice
Richard Dunn
Twinkling Voices from the Gods: Fernand Khnopff’s Use of Stars as Mystical Guides in ‘Avec Verhaeren, un ange’
Liesbeth Grotenhuis
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