MS M.785, fol. 39v

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Abū Maʻshar
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Astrological treatises

Bruges, Belgium
early 15th century, in or before 1403
254 x 175 mm

Purchased in 1935

MS M.785
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Personification: Planet, Mars (Mars in his Counter Houses), Zodiac Sign: Libra, and Zodiac Sign: Taurus -- Mars, wearing armor, holding bird-faced shield in left hand, swoons backward toward ground, upon which are spear and sword.
Below are Libra, shown as scales, and Taurus.

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Photography by Pixel Acuity, 2021