1st Edition
A History of Medieval Astrology The Importance of the Kraków School of Astrology (15th-16th centuries)
By Sylwia Konarska-Zimnicka
Copyright 2026
320 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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A History of Medieval Astrology analyses the contributions of the Kraków Astronomy and Astrology School, part of the University of Kraków – one of the fastest growing universities in 15th-century Europe.
Astrology was a science practised by the most prominent representatives of the most important medieval universities. Astrology was an ‘inseparable life companion’ of the then contemporary... Read more
Introduction
1 Astrology at the University of Kraków
2 Iudicia Cracoviensia
3 Astrological Medicine (Iatromathematics)
4 Astrometeorology
5 Criticism of Astrology
6 Approval of Astrology
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Sylwia Konarska-Zimnicka is Lecturer in the Institute of History at the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce. Her research interests include history of medieval and early modern science (especially astrology and astronomy, medicine and herbalism), history of culture, various forms of entertainment and editing of historical sources, and she is the author of numerous monographs, articles and critical editions.
