LEADER 03492nam 2200589 a 450 001 996248278803316 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-07036-4 010 $a0-674-06791-6 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674067912 035 $a(CKB)2670000000330112 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25018199 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000819035 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11413704 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000819035 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10844673 035 $a(PQKB)10612179 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301206 035 $a(DE-B1597)177962 035 $a(OCoLC)826855510 035 $a(OCoLC)840444829 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674067912 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301206 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10651973 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000330112 100 $a20120529d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe duke and the stars$b[electronic resource] $eastrology and politics in Renaissance Milan /$fMonica Azzolini 210 $aBoston $cHarvard University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 370 p. )$cill 225 0 $aI Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History 225 0$aI Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a0-674-06663-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 321-353) and index. 327 $aThe science of the stars: learning astrology at the University of Pavia -- The making of a dynasty: astrology under Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza -- Astrology is destiny: Galeazzo Sforza and the political uses of astrology -- The star-crossed duke: Gian Galeazzo Sforza and medical astrology -- The viper and the eagle: the rise and fall of astrology under Ludovico Sforza. 330 $aThis study is the first to examine the important political role played by astrology in Italian court culture. Reconstructing the powerful dynamics existing between astrologers and their prospective or existing patrons, The Duke and the Stars illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was a critical source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Astrological "intelligence" was often treated as sensitive, and astrologers and astrologer-physicians were often trusted with intimate secrets and delicate tasks that required profound knowledge not only of astrology but also of the political and personal situation of their clients. Two types of astrological predictions, medical and political, were taken into the most serious consideration. Focusing on Milan, Monica Azzolini describes the various ways in which the Sforza dukes (and Italian rulers more broadly) used astrology as a political and dynastic tool, guiding them as they contracted alliances, made political decisions, waged war, planned weddings, and navigated health crises. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. 606 $aAstrology and politics$xHistory 607 $aMilan (Italy)$xHistory$yTo 1535 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAstrology and politics$xHistory. 676 $a133.50945/2109024 700 $aAzzolini$b Monica$f1971-$01008836 801 0$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248278803316 996 $aThe duke and the stars$92327742 997 $aUNISA