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050	0	4	_aBF1729 _b.D854 2013
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aAzzolini, Monica, _d1971- _e1
245	1	0	_aThe duke and the stars : _bastrology and politics in Renaissance Milan / _cMonica Azzolini.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. : _bHarvard University Press, _c(c)2013.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 370 pages) : _billustrations.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aI Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
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505	0	0	_aThe science of the stars: learning astrology at the University of Pavia -- _tThe making of a dynasty: astrology under Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza -- _tAstrology is destiny: Galeazzo Sforza and the political uses of astrology -- _tThe star-crossed duke: Gian Galeazzo Sforza and medical astrology -- _tThe viper and the eagle: the rise and fall of astrology under Ludovico Sforza.
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520	8		_aThe Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the 'predictive art' of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. _bThis study is the first to examine the important political role played by astrology in Italian court culture. Reconstructing the powerful dynamics existing between astrologers and their prospective or existing patrons, The Duke and the Stars illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was a critical source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Astrological "intelligence" was often treated as sensitive, and astrologers and astrologer-physicians were often trusted with intimate secrets and delicate tasks that required profound knowledge not only of astrology but also of the political and personal situation of their clients. Two types of astrological predictions, medical and political, were taken into the most serious consideration. Focusing on Milan, Monica Azzolini describes the various ways in which the Sforza dukes (and Italian rulers more broadly) used astrology as a political and dynastic tool, guiding them as they contracted alliances, made political decisions, waged war, planned weddings, and navigated health crises. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy.
650		0	_aAstrology and politics _xHistory.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=508415&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hBF. _m2013 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell