23-03-2025, 07:20 PM
Here's another version of the Aratea. The cosmic structure is yet another alternative that contradicts the model of nested spheres.
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Constellations are constellations, so to speak, but when it comes to this particular "quasi-cosmic" illustration there are some significant differences within the Zodiac ring and inside the ring in particular. Some diagrams represent the planets and their orbits, while other illustrations are focused on the constellations and perhaps the stars, as they are seen in the northern night sky.
The Leiden cosmic diagram is interesting because of its detail and its early date. It's not the nested spheres of 13th C. Sacrobosco. This seems to indicate there was a potential loss of astronomical information over time.
As far as potentially relevant illustrations of solar personifications wearing a headband, there's the Apollo of St. Bertin.
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Constellations are constellations, so to speak, but when it comes to this particular "quasi-cosmic" illustration there are some significant differences within the Zodiac ring and inside the ring in particular. Some diagrams represent the planets and their orbits, while other illustrations are focused on the constellations and perhaps the stars, as they are seen in the northern night sky.
The Leiden cosmic diagram is interesting because of its detail and its early date. It's not the nested spheres of 13th C. Sacrobosco. This seems to indicate there was a potential loss of astronomical information over time.
As far as potentially relevant illustrations of solar personifications wearing a headband, there's the Apollo of St. Bertin.