(23-07-2016, 10:43 AM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I know of one MS where the planets and weekdays are represented by circles (though much more simple ones), namely Augsburg MS Ludwig XII 8. It is available digitally ad You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and I add the links for Mars and Tuesday below.
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Only if a convincing mapping between the 7 circles and the 7 planets / weekdays can be made, will this hypothesis gain considerable weight. How can we do that? It would be good to have more examples like MS Ludwig XII 8.
Hello Rene,
apparently, similar circular diagrams for the planets appear in a "Greek manuscript, 16th century. Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana". I have see images for only two of the planets (clicking on the images you reach the original pages on gettyimages):
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (Hermes/Mercury, mislabelled "the Moon" on gettyimages)
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (the Sun)
I think these diagrams associate one of the seven planets with each of the 24 hours in the weekday corresponding to the planet illustrated by the diagram.
PS: MS Ludwig XII 8 also seems to associate a planet to each hour of the day. Only, the planets are identified by colors, not the more common symbols that appear in the Greek Marciana ms.