Image of Cotton Tiberius B.V, Part 1, f.47 Chariots of the Sun by English School, (11th century)

Cotton Tiberius B.V, Part 1, f.47 Chariots of the Sun and Moon, illustration from 'Cicero's...

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Image title: Cotton Tiberius B.V, Part 1, f.47 Chariots of the Sun and Moon, illustration from 'Cicero's Aratus', Winchester (vellum)
Artist: English School, (11th century) / English
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: vellum

Image description: Aratus (ca. 315 BC/310 BC – 240 BC) was a Greek didactic poet. His major extant work is his hexameter poem Phaenomena (Φαινόμενα "Appearances"), the first half of which is a verse setting of a lost work of the same name by Eudoxus of Cnidus. It describes the constellations and other celestial phenomena. The second half is called the Diosemeia (Διοσημεῖα "Forecasts"), and is chiefly about weather lore. Although Aratus was somewhat ignorant of Greek astronomy, his poem was very popular in the Greek and Roman world, as is proved by the large number of commentaries and Latin translations, some of which survive.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: astronomy / horse / animal / moon / chariot / symbols / greek / constellations / phenomena / art / symbol / manuscript / constellation / didactic / illumination / horses / poetry / poem / poet / schematic / celestial / power / astronomy / dynamic / bull / race / sun / oxen / bulls / horse

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