LEADER 03303nam 2200589 450 001 9910460482803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8229-8113-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000513396 035 $a(EBL)4312793 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001570069 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16219840 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001570069 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14816370 035 $a(PQKB)10998629 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4312793 035 $a(OCoLC)928894802 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse47711 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4312793 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11139176 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL869869 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000513396 100 $a20160121h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe crown and the cosmos $eastrology and the politics of Maximilian I /$fDarin Hayton 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8229-4443-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Astrology and Maximilian's autobiography -- Astrology as imperial propaganda -- Teaching astrology -- Instruments and authority -- Wall calendars and practica -- Ephemerides and their uses -- Prognostications -- Conclusion : astrology and Maximilian's legacy. 330 $a"Despite its popular association today with magic, astrology was once a complex and sophisticated practice, grounded in technical training provided by a university education. The Crown and the Cosmos examines the complex ways that political practice and astrological discourse interacted at the Habsburg court, a key center of political and cultural power in early modern Europe. Like other monarchs, Maximilian I used astrology to help guide political actions, turning to astrologers and their predictions to find the most propitious times to sign treaties or arrange marriage contracts. Perhaps more significantly, the emperor employed astrology as a political tool to gain support for his reforms and to reinforce his own legitimacy as well as that of the Habsburg dynasty. Darin Hayton analyzes the various rhetorical tools astrologers used to argue for the nobility, antiquity, and utility of their discipline, and how they strove to justify their 'science' on the grounds that through its rigorous interpretation of the natural world, astrology could offer more reliable predictions. This book draws on extensive printed and manuscript sources from archives across northern and central Europe, including Poland, Germany, France, and England"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAstrology$xHistory$y16th century 606 $aAstrology and politics 607 $aVienna (Austria)$xCivilization$y16th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAstrology$xHistory 615 0$aAstrology and politics. 676 $a133.50943/09031 700 $aHayton$b Darin$0855949 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460482803321 996 $aThe crown and the cosmos$91911045 997 $aUNINA