Image of Zodiacal figure and diagram

Zodiacal figure and diagram

Image description: Guild Book of the Barber Surgeons of York England [York]; 1486, with additions to 1768 Language: English and Latin Source/Shelfmark: Egerton 2572, ff.50v-51 [Whole opening] Drawing of a male figure, as influenced by the zodiacal signs. Right; a circular zodiacal lunar scheme, with the rotary disk and pointer, representing the Sun. This device was used for locating the position of the Moon in the zodiac, to find propitious dates for blood-letting. At the four corners are the patron saints of the Guild; St John, St John the Baptist, St Cosmas, and St Damian Image taken from Guild Book of the Barber Surgeons of York. Originally published/produced in England [York]; 1486, with additions to 1768.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: occult sciences / astrology

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