26-05-2019, 06:16 PM
Of course Linda, all the Alfosine works are of fundamental importance to understand the medieval mindset. I use them as if they were the Rosette stone. The Alfonsine tables have to do more with ephemeris, Sun, Moon and planets, but the Tratado de la Octava Esfera (treaty of the eighth sphere) describes the location of each star in its constellation as well as its properties. That meticulousness in giving the exact position of each star I find it amazing and a possible clue to understand the VMS.
But the Alfonsine work that is a true paradigm is the Lapidario, where each stone is linked to a degree of the ecliptic and receives its medicinal virtue from one o more stars.
Well, in the VMS we have a medicinal herbal, we have the degrees of the ecliptic in the Zodiac section, and we have the stars, plenty of stars everywhere. The only thing that is needed is to convince yourself that nice naked women are also stars.
But the Alfonsine work that is a true paradigm is the Lapidario, where each stone is linked to a degree of the ecliptic and receives its medicinal virtue from one o more stars.
Well, in the VMS we have a medicinal herbal, we have the degrees of the ecliptic in the Zodiac section, and we have the stars, plenty of stars everywhere. The only thing that is needed is to convince yourself that nice naked women are also stars.