As discussed by Darren You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the illustration represents the third decan of Pisces. The text reads: "Tercia facies est martis: et est fornicationis et amplexa-tionis: magne delectationis cum mulieribus et diligendi quietes." (the third decan belongs to Mars: it is about fornication and embracing, great pleasure with women and choosing peace).
The work is also noteworthy because it features illustrations of the individual 360 degrees of the zodiac (paranatellonta): something we also find in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the most known parallel for the VMS zodiac cycle. "Astrolabium Planum" also includes images of crossbowmen in an astrological context (this is the 8th degree of Aries).
A beautiful but slightly later manuscript in German (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., 1491) has somehow different illustrations.
As Darren wrote, the whole cycle is thought to derive from works by Pietro D'Abano. Other parallels could possibly be found in the frescoes at Palazzo della Ragione (aka Salone) in Padua.
The bizarre "girdle" in Darren's 1488 illustration is somehow comparable to images in the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. where Koen found what currently is the best parallel for the Gemini illustration.
The work is also noteworthy because it features illustrations of the individual 360 degrees of the zodiac (paranatellonta): something we also find in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the most known parallel for the VMS zodiac cycle. "Astrolabium Planum" also includes images of crossbowmen in an astrological context (this is the 8th degree of Aries).
A beautiful but slightly later manuscript in German (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., 1491) has somehow different illustrations.
As Darren wrote, the whole cycle is thought to derive from works by Pietro D'Abano. Other parallels could possibly be found in the frescoes at Palazzo della Ragione (aka Salone) in Padua.
The bizarre "girdle" in Darren's 1488 illustration is somehow comparable to images in the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. where Koen found what currently is the best parallel for the Gemini illustration.
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