Constellations in the Middle Ages and the RenaissancePicturing the stars between science and imagination Vo. II 1200-1500

手头的第二卷是一个关于星座图片历史的研究项目的最终结果，该项目首次研究了800年至1500年所有现有的插图天文学和占星术手稿。这些结果现在为理解图像的使用，古代的转变以及中世纪和文艺复兴时期的天文科学提供了新的基础。第一卷关于从800到1200的时间已经在2012年出版。第二卷的出版将再次掌握各种各样的来源和图片，因此将具有手册的性质，并将是非常重要的所有历史学科。在科学天文学和占星术必须以特殊的方式与图像来解释他们的对象和他们的理论。因此，星座图像的历史是理解想象和认知、传统和想象的机制的理想例子。星座是在1200年和1500年之间的时间重要的三个领域的知识。这些是天文学，占星术和神话学。天文学的工作是为了更好地观察星星，更好地了解单个星星的确切位置，并最终绘制出天空的地图。占星术始于12世纪，直到13世纪才在日常生活中产生了一定的影响。Id处理恒星运动的解释。由于她的实际组成部分有越来越多的兴趣在这一领域和占星术的理论传播在各种各样的普及。自14世纪以来，诗歌和神话是一个特殊的兴趣领域，古代神话与宇宙现实之间的对应关系具有非常重要的意义。通常，同一批人在天文学或占星术以及神话学领域工作。这些知识领域之间的具体相互作用只有在整个传统的完整概要中才变得明显，这是在本研究项目期间首次完成的。

The second volume on hand is the final result of a research-project on the history of the pictures of constellations, which for the first time studies all existing illustrated astronomical and astrological manuscripts from 800 to 1500. The results present now a new basis for understanding the uses of images, the transformation of antiquity and the astronomical sciences in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The first volume concerning the time from 800 to 1200 was already published in 2012. The publication of the second volume will again master a great variety of sources and pictures and will therefore have the character of a handbook and will be of great importance for all historical disciplines.Among the sciences Astronomy and Astrology have to work in a special way with images to explain their objects and their theories. The history of the pictures of the constellations is therefore an ideal example to understand the mechanism of picturing and knowing, of tradition and imagination. The constellations are in the time between 1200 and 1500 important for three areas of knowledge. These are Astronomy, Astrology and Mythology.The Astronomy works for a better observation of the stars and a better understanding of the exact position of the single stars and ends up with an cartography of the sky. Astrology starts in the 12th century and only in the 13th century have also some influence in the daily life. Id deals with the interpretation of the movements of the stars. Because of her practical components there is a growing Interest in this field and the astrological theories disseminate in a great variety of popularizations. Since the 14th century are Poetry and Mythology a special area of interest, where the correspondences between the ancient myths and the cosmic reality have a great importance. Often the same persons work in the field of astronomy or astrology as well as mythology. The specific interactions between these areas of knowledge becomes evident only in the complete synopsis of the whole tradition, which is done for the first time during this research project.