Introduction to On the Judgment of Nativities of Antonius de Montulmo by Robert Hand |
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.......Montulmo's Life and Works |
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.......On the Judgment of Nativities |
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.......The Content of the Book |
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.......The Text |
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The Most Excellent Book of Antonius de Montulmo, Doctor of Medicine and the Arts, On the Judgment of Nativities |
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.......Chapter I. How One Must Select the Almuten of Any House |
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.......Chapter II. Concerning Two Methods of Rectfying Nativities |
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..............Concerning the First Measure of Rectifying Genitures by the Animodar, in Which He Demonstrates a Double Mode of Understanding |
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..............The Disproof of the First Mode of Understanding of the Second Way |
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..............The Disproof of the Second Mode of Understanding |
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...............Concerning the Way of Hermes, a Second Method of Rectifying Genitures by means of the Time of the Native in the Womb |
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..............The Opinion of Author on Rectifications |
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.......Chapter III. On the Rearing of the Native |
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..............Concerning Monstrous Births |
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.......Chapter IV. On Seeking the Hyleg and Alcocoden of the Native |
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..............On Seeking the Time of Death by Directing the Hyleg |
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..............More On the Alcocoden and Almuten of the Nativity |
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.......Chapter V. He Cites the Various Opinions of Authors Concerning the Native's Lifespan |
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..............The Opinion of Ptolemy |
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..............The Opinion of Haly Abenragel |
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..............The Opinion of Aboali |
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..............The Opinion of Omar of Tyberias |
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..............The Opinion of Leopold of Austria |
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..............Whether the Years Given by the Alcocoden Can Be Changed, He Discusses This is Various Ways |
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Introduction to Part II of On the Judgment of Nativities of Antonius de Montulmo |
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On the Judgment of Nativities PartII |
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.......Chapter V. Continued |
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..............The Opinion of the Author Concerning the Years of the Alcocoden |
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..............Concerning Adding and Subtracting Years Given by the Alcocoden |
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.......Chapter VI. Concerning Abscissors or Killing Planets |
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.......Chapter VII. Concerning Directions and First Concerning the Places to be Directed |
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..............Concerning the Methods of Directing |
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.......Chapter VIII. Concerning the Form of the Body and the Complexion |
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..............Again Concerning the Form and Complexion |
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..............Judging the Tallness or the Shortness of the Body |
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..............The Discerning of Stoutness and Thinness, or the Greatness of the Body |
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..............Concerning the Forms of the Signs |
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..............Concerning the Forms of the Planets |
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.......Chapter IX. Concerning the Nature, Intellect, Sense, and Character of the Native |
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..............[The Planets as Significators of the Soul.] |
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.......Appendix I |
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..............Montulmo's Alcocoden Function |
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..............Montulmo Compared to the Gauquelin Data |
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.......Appendix II |
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..............Montulmo on Primary Directions |
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..............The Fundamental Ideas Behind Primaries |
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..............The Three Systems Described by Montulmo |
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..............Montulmo's Technical Vocabulary |
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..............An Example Using Method I, Method II and a Modern Method |
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..............Dealing with Latitude |
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.......Appendix III |
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..............An Outline of the Standard Medieval Method of Evaluating the State of the Soul as Described by Montulmo |
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..............A Summary of the Process |
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..............A Case Study:
.....................The Medieval Methods for Evaluating the State of the Soul as Contrasted to the Nineteenth Century |
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..............Conclusions |
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