Dissertation: Das Hauptwerk des Astrologen Marcus Schinnagel von 1489

Das Hauptwerk des Astrologen Marcus Schinnagel von 1489

Alltagsmanagement und Zukunftsdeutung an der Schwelle zur Neuzeit

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Schriften zur Kunstgeschichte, volume 48

Hamburg , 470 pages

ISBN 978-3-8300-7964-4 (print) |ISBN 978-3-339-07964-0 (eBook)

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[...] verdienstvolle Aufarbeitung eines faszinierenden Objekts durch Heidrun Franz [...]

Klaus Graf in: Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins, ZGO 165 (2017)


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The work is researchig a particular piece of art from the end of the 15th century. The art work in question consists of five wooden panels movably attached to each other resembling those of an altarpiece in form and dimensions. Its contents however differs from the usual sacral pictures. The panels show calendars, astrological texts and astronomical tables as well as several discshaped instruments. At the center panel some interesting miniatures are presented. The informations given served for explication of the geocentric astronomy still in use as well as its astrological application. The headline of the center part presents the name of the author Marcus Schinnagel and his qualification at the Cracow University. As part of the humanistic philosophy astrology played a vital role in the period between the late Middle Ages and early Modern Age. Its methods used to be applicated at the courts and politic centers of Europe. North of the Alps astronomical and astrological knowledge was communicated especially by the University of Cracow. Besides inquiries on the history of the author Marcus Schinnagel and a potential recipient of his polyptych the work systematically depicts and analyzes all contents of the five panels. The second part is containing a comprehensive edition of the contents which can serve as a basis for further research.

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