Medievalists.net » Edward/Duarte King of Portugal http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 “Vir sapiens dominabitur astris”. Astrological knowledge and practices in the Portuguese medieval court (King João I to King Afonso V) http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/vir-sapiens-dominabitur-astris-astrological-knowledge-and-practices-in-the-portuguese-medieval-court-king-joao-i-to-king-afonso-v/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/vir-sapiens-dominabitur-astris-astrological-knowledge-and-practices-in-the-portuguese-medieval-court-king-joao-i-to-king-afonso-v/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:28:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39731 Offers a brief explanation on the foundations of medieval astrology. Astrology reveals itself as a complex body of knowledge, with specific rules and methods. Its principles were based on the natural movement of the celestial bodies: the rising and setting of the Sun, the sequence of the seasons, the phases of the Moon.

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