Equinox Sale on Bonatti's Book of Astronomy: March 20-27
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:53 pm
If you haven?t yet encountered the wisdom of Guido Bonatti?s Book of Astronomy, here?s your chance at savings! The Cazimi Press is offering an Equinox promotion of this immense two-volume work at the reduced price of $199.95.
7 Days: Thursday March 20?Thursday March 27
Guido Bonatti was one of the most famous of medieval astrologers. An advisor to important politicians in 13th Century Italy, his astrological advice influenced key events in his tumultuous times. He was so well known and influential that Dante includes him in the Inferno! The Book of Astronomy offers an unparalleled glimpse into the working life of a medieval astrologer. For the first time, charts from Bonatti's own practice are correlated with events in his life and other political events.
"I haven't felt this excited since I discovered Lilly's work...
a very powerful and emotive translation...students of horary
must have this work."
-- Deb Houlding, Skyscript.co.uk
"A Masterful Translation."
-- Robert Zoller
"Thank you for producing such an important work for astrologers."
-- Bernadette Brady
Only small portions of the Book of Astronomy have ever been available in modern languages. This monumental work, several years in the making, provides the remaining 75%. At almost 1,600 pages, Bonatti's Book of Astronomy is unparalleled in traditional astrology in its size, scope, and importance. It is essential for serious students and scholars.
Features:
7 Days: Thursday March 20?Thursday March 27
Guido Bonatti was one of the most famous of medieval astrologers. An advisor to important politicians in 13th Century Italy, his astrological advice influenced key events in his tumultuous times. He was so well known and influential that Dante includes him in the Inferno! The Book of Astronomy offers an unparalleled glimpse into the working life of a medieval astrologer. For the first time, charts from Bonatti's own practice are correlated with events in his life and other political events.
"I haven't felt this excited since I discovered Lilly's work...
a very powerful and emotive translation...students of horary
must have this work."
-- Deb Houlding, Skyscript.co.uk
"A Masterful Translation."
-- Robert Zoller
"Thank you for producing such an important work for astrologers."
-- Bernadette Brady
Only small portions of the Book of Astronomy have ever been available in modern languages. This monumental work, several years in the making, provides the remaining 75%. At almost 1,600 pages, Bonatti's Book of Astronomy is unparalleled in traditional astrology in its size, scope, and importance. It is essential for serious students and scholars.
Features:
- LIMITED EDITION OF 500 SETS?250 LEFT
2 hardcover volumes, 1,583 pages
Elegant dark blue cover, stamped in gold foil
Smythe sewn (not glued) for permanence
10 treatises covering every area of traditional astrology
New biography of Bonatti
20 woodcut reproductions
36 diagrams and tables
65-page Introduction
Over 4,400 footnoted citations and explanations
27-page Index of concepts and techniques
Corrected and decoded Arabic terms
Short essays on numerous topics by translator: the al-mubtazz, theology in Bonatti, whole-sign houses, Bonatti's fixed stars, orientality, sect, and more