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Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)

- October 24, 2019 in astrology, demons, devils, ghosts, iran, magic, occult, persian, zodiac

Watercolours from an early twentieth-century book of spells depicting Persian demons associated with the zodiac.

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Various Apocalyptic Scenes from the Prophetic Messenger (ca. 1827–61)

- October 23, 2019 in astrology, future, occult, prophecy, raphael

Apocalyptic lithographs from the 19th century golden age of astrology, helmed by several astrologists writing under the name Raphael.

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The Astrologer of the Nineteenth Century (1825)

- October 23, 2018 in astrology, geomancy, ghosts, magic, necromancy, occult, spirits

Guide to astrology and the occult by the mysterious “Raphael”.

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Cosmography Manuscript (12th Century)

- July 25, 2018 in astrology, astronomy, best of celestial, cosmography, diagrams

Wonderful series of medieval cosmographic diagrams and schemas sourced from a late 12th-century English manuscript.

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Cosmography Manuscript (12th Century)

- July 25, 2018 in astrology, astronomy, cosmography, diagrams

Wonderful series of medieval cosmographic diagrams and schemas sourced from a late 12th-century English manuscript.

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The Sky: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928)

- May 24, 2018 in astrology, astronomy, moon, planets, sky, sun

Short educational film on what can be seen in the night sky through a telescope, including a look at constellations, the mountains of the moon, the planets, and the sun.

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The Sky: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928)

- May 24, 2018 in astrology, astronomy, moon, planets, sky, sun

Short educational film on what can be seen in the night sky through a telescope, including a look at constellations, the mountains of the moon, the planets, and the sun.

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Aratea: Making Pictures with Words in the 9th Century

- March 14, 2017 in aratea, astrology, astronomy, calligram, constellations, pictures made of words, pictures with words, stars, zodiac

Some of the earliest examples of calligrams found in a 9th-century astronomical manuscript on the constellations.

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Aratea: Making Pictures with Words in the 9th Century

- March 14, 2017 in aratea, astrology, astronomy, calligram, constellations, pictures made of words, pictures with words, stars, zodiac

Some of the earliest examples of calligrams found in a 9th-century astronomical manuscript on the constellations.

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A Mongolian Manual of Astrology and Divination

- February 3, 2015 in astrology, astronomy, buddhism, Curator's Choice, Featured, mongolia, Public Domain

Michael J. North, Head of Rare Books and Early Manuscripts in NLM's History of Medicine Division, takes a look at one the highlights of the Library's Turning the Pages project, a Mongolian manuscript concerned with interpreting the heavens.

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