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Archaeoastronomy
| Archaeoastronomy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Park, MD, : Center for Archaeoastronomy, University of Maryland |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 520/.93 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indian astronomy
Astronomy, Ancient Archaeoastronomy 39.01 history of astronomy Archeoastronomie |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996216355903316 |
| College Park, MD, : Center for Archaeoastronomy, University of Maryland | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Archaeoastronomy
| Archaeoastronomy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Park, MD, : Center for Archaeoastronomy, University of Maryland |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 520/.93 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indian astronomy
Astronomy, Ancient Archaeoastronomy 39.01 history of astronomy Archeoastronomie |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910393558503321 |
| College Park, MD, : Center for Archaeoastronomy, University of Maryland | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astronomica / / Manilius ; edited and translated by G.P. Goold
| Astronomica / / Manilius ; edited and translated by G.P. Goold |
| Autore | Manilius Marcus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : map, star charts, line illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 133.5/0937 |
| Collana | Loeb Classical Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Astrology
Astronomy Astronomy, Ancient Didactic poetry, Latin |
| ISBN | 0-674-99516-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996201326803316 |
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| Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014 | ||
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The circulation of astronomical knowledge in the ancient world / / edited by John M. Steele
| The circulation of astronomical knowledge in the ancient world / / edited by John M. Steele |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (595 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.93 |
| Collana | Time, Astronomy, and Calendars |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomy, Ancient |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-31563-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter / John M. Steele -- Introduction / John M. Steele -- The Brown School of the History of Science: Historiography and the Astral Sciences / Francesca Rochberg -- Astral Knowledge in an International Age: Transmission of the Cuneiform Tradition, circa 1500–1000 B.C. / Matthew T. Rutz -- Traditions of Mesopotamian Celestial-Divinatory Schemes and the 4th Tablet of Šumma Sin ina Tāmartišu / Zackary Wainer -- The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge between Babylon and Uruk / John M. Steele -- The Micro-Zodiac in Babylon and Uruk: Seleucid Zodiacal Astrology / M. Willis Monroe -- Virtual Moons over Babylonia: The Calendar Text System, Its Micro-Zodiac of 13, and the Making of Medical Zodiology / John Z. Wee -- On the Concomitancy of the Seemingly Incommensurable, or Why Egyptian Astral Tradition Needs to be Analyzed within Its Cultural Context / Joachim Friedrich Quack -- Some Astrologers and Their Handbooks in Demotic Egyptian / Andreas Winkler -- The Anaphoricus of Hypsicles of Alexandria / Clemency Montelle -- Interpolated Observations and Historical Observational Records in Ptolemy’s Astronomy / Alexander Jones -- Mesopotamian Lunar Omens in Justinian’s Constantinople / Zoë Misiewicz -- A Parallel Universe: The Transmission of Astronomical Terminology in Early Chinese Almanacs / Ethan Harkness -- Mercury and the Case for Plural Planetary Traditions in Early Imperial China / Daniel Patrick Morgan -- Calendrical Systems in Early Imperial China: Reform, Evaluation and Tradition / Yuzhen Guan -- The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac during the Tang and Song Dynasties: A Set of Signs Which Lost Their Meanings within Chinese Horoscopic Astrology / Shenmi Song -- On the Dunhuang Manuscript P.4071: A Case Study on the Sinicization of Western Horoscope in Late 10th Century China / Weixing Niu -- Were Planetary Models of Ancient India Strongly Influenced by Greek Astronomy? / Dennis Duke -- Indexes / John M. Steele. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511417703321 |
| Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The circulation of astronomical knowledge in the ancient world / / edited by John M. Steele
| The circulation of astronomical knowledge in the ancient world / / edited by John M. Steele |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (595 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.93 |
| Collana | Time, Astronomy, and Calendars |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomy, Ancient |
| ISBN | 90-04-31563-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter / John M. Steele -- Introduction / John M. Steele -- The Brown School of the History of Science: Historiography and the Astral Sciences / Francesca Rochberg -- Astral Knowledge in an International Age: Transmission of the Cuneiform Tradition, circa 1500–1000 B.C. / Matthew T. Rutz -- Traditions of Mesopotamian Celestial-Divinatory Schemes and the 4th Tablet of Šumma Sin ina Tāmartišu / Zackary Wainer -- The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge between Babylon and Uruk / John M. Steele -- The Micro-Zodiac in Babylon and Uruk: Seleucid Zodiacal Astrology / M. Willis Monroe -- Virtual Moons over Babylonia: The Calendar Text System, Its Micro-Zodiac of 13, and the Making of Medical Zodiology / John Z. Wee -- On the Concomitancy of the Seemingly Incommensurable, or Why Egyptian Astral Tradition Needs to be Analyzed within Its Cultural Context / Joachim Friedrich Quack -- Some Astrologers and Their Handbooks in Demotic Egyptian / Andreas Winkler -- The Anaphoricus of Hypsicles of Alexandria / Clemency Montelle -- Interpolated Observations and Historical Observational Records in Ptolemy’s Astronomy / Alexander Jones -- Mesopotamian Lunar Omens in Justinian’s Constantinople / Zoë Misiewicz -- A Parallel Universe: The Transmission of Astronomical Terminology in Early Chinese Almanacs / Ethan Harkness -- Mercury and the Case for Plural Planetary Traditions in Early Imperial China / Daniel Patrick Morgan -- Calendrical Systems in Early Imperial China: Reform, Evaluation and Tradition / Yuzhen Guan -- The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac during the Tang and Song Dynasties: A Set of Signs Which Lost Their Meanings within Chinese Horoscopic Astrology / Shenmi Song -- On the Dunhuang Manuscript P.4071: A Case Study on the Sinicization of Western Horoscope in Late 10th Century China / Weixing Niu -- Were Planetary Models of Ancient India Strongly Influenced by Greek Astronomy? / Dennis Duke -- Indexes / John M. Steele. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798392203321 |
| Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The circulation of astronomical knowledge in the ancient world / / edited by John M. Steele
| The circulation of astronomical knowledge in the ancient world / / edited by John M. Steele |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (595 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.93 |
| Collana | Time, Astronomy, and Calendars |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomy, Ancient |
| ISBN | 90-04-31563-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter / John M. Steele -- Introduction / John M. Steele -- The Brown School of the History of Science: Historiography and the Astral Sciences / Francesca Rochberg -- Astral Knowledge in an International Age: Transmission of the Cuneiform Tradition, circa 1500–1000 B.C. / Matthew T. Rutz -- Traditions of Mesopotamian Celestial-Divinatory Schemes and the 4th Tablet of Šumma Sin ina Tāmartišu / Zackary Wainer -- The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge between Babylon and Uruk / John M. Steele -- The Micro-Zodiac in Babylon and Uruk: Seleucid Zodiacal Astrology / M. Willis Monroe -- Virtual Moons over Babylonia: The Calendar Text System, Its Micro-Zodiac of 13, and the Making of Medical Zodiology / John Z. Wee -- On the Concomitancy of the Seemingly Incommensurable, or Why Egyptian Astral Tradition Needs to be Analyzed within Its Cultural Context / Joachim Friedrich Quack -- Some Astrologers and Their Handbooks in Demotic Egyptian / Andreas Winkler -- The Anaphoricus of Hypsicles of Alexandria / Clemency Montelle -- Interpolated Observations and Historical Observational Records in Ptolemy’s Astronomy / Alexander Jones -- Mesopotamian Lunar Omens in Justinian’s Constantinople / Zoë Misiewicz -- A Parallel Universe: The Transmission of Astronomical Terminology in Early Chinese Almanacs / Ethan Harkness -- Mercury and the Case for Plural Planetary Traditions in Early Imperial China / Daniel Patrick Morgan -- Calendrical Systems in Early Imperial China: Reform, Evaluation and Tradition / Yuzhen Guan -- The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac during the Tang and Song Dynasties: A Set of Signs Which Lost Their Meanings within Chinese Horoscopic Astrology / Shenmi Song -- On the Dunhuang Manuscript P.4071: A Case Study on the Sinicization of Western Horoscope in Late 10th Century China / Weixing Niu -- Were Planetary Models of Ancient India Strongly Influenced by Greek Astronomy? / Dennis Duke -- Indexes / John M. Steele. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815092703321 |
| Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cleomedis Caelestia (Meteora) / / Cleomedes; Robert B. Todd
| Cleomedis Caelestia (Meteora) / / Cleomedes; Robert B. Todd |
| Autore | Cleomedes |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2010] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leipzig : , : B. G. Teubner, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520/.938 |
| Collana | Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy, Ancient
Astronomy, Greek Celestial mechanics -- Early works to 1800 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-11-096777-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | grc |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- ΚΛΕΟΜΗΔΟΥΣ ΜΕΤΕΩΡΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΟΝ. {ΚΛΕΟΜΗΔΟΥΣ ΚΥΚΛΙΚΗΣ ΘΕΩΡΙΑΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΝ} -- ΚΛΕΟΜΗΑΟΥΣ ΜΕΤΕΩΡΩΝ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΝ -- INDICES -- Back matter |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461991403321 |
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| Leipzig : , : B. G. Teubner, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The compost of Ptolomeus, prince of astronomie [[electronic resource] ] : Very necessary and profitable for all such as desire the knowledge of the famous art of astronomie
| The compost of Ptolomeus, prince of astronomie [[electronic resource] ] : Very necessary and profitable for all such as desire the knowledge of the famous art of astronomie |
| Edizione | [Corrected and amended, with new additions.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Printed at London, : By M. P[arsons] for Henry Gosson, and are [to be sold by E. Wright, 1638?] |
| Descrizione fisica | [144] p |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Ptolemy <2nd cent.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Geography, Ancient
Astronomy, Ancient |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996388297403316 |
| Printed at London, : By M. P[arsons] for Henry Gosson, and are [to be sold by E. Wright, 1638?] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Decoding astronomy in art and architecture / / Marion Dolan
| Decoding astronomy in art and architecture / / Marion Dolan |
| Autore | Dolan Marion |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (356 pages) |
| Disciplina | 704.943 |
| Collana | Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy in art
Architecture and science Astronomy, Ancient |
| ISBN | 3-030-76511-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: History of Cosmic Symbolism in Art and Architecture -- 2: Basics of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy -- Components of Archaeoastronomy -- Cycles of the Sun -- Cycles of the Moon -- The Milky Way Galaxy -- Origin of the Constellations -- The Signs of the Zodiac -- Further Reading -- 3: World’s Earliest Art and Architecture -- Introduction -- Abstract Stone Carvings and Cultural Astronomy -- “Venus Figurines” and Astronomy -- Hand Paintings in Cave Art -- Paleolithic Cave Painting -- Non-figurative Cave Art and Astronomy -- El Castillo Cave Art and Astronomy -- Corona Borealis or Northern Crown Constellation -- Lascaux Cave and Astronomy -- Archaeo-acoustics -- Further Reading -- 4: Neolithic Art, Architecture, and Astronomy -- Introduction -- Excavation of Göbekli Tepe -- Göbekli Tepe Enclosures -- Göbekli Tepe Artwork -- Interpretation of the Artwork -- Archaeoastronomy at Göbekli Tepe -- Further Reading -- 5: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in the British Isles -- Introduction to Mounds, Megaliths, and Circles -- Newgrange Passage Mound -- Knowth Passage Mound -- Dowth Passage Mound -- Artwork on Irish Passage “Grave” Megaliths -- Further Reading -- 6: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in England -- Introduction to the Stonehenge Stone Circle -- Archaeoastronomy of Stonehenge -- The Stonehenge Extensive Complex -- Avebury Stone Circles -- Avebury’s Extensive Complex -- West Kennet Long Barrow (Fig. 6.7) -- Summary of Megalithic Monuments of the British Isles -- Further Reading -- Part II: Astronomical Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia -- 7: Hinduism and Cosmology in India -- Introduction -- Cosmology Encoded in Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance -- Dancing Shiva Iconography -- Cosmology of Hindu Temples -- Further Reading -- 8: Art, Archaeology, and Astronomy at Angkor Wat Temple -- Introduction to Angkor Wat History -- Temple Functions -- Angkor Wat Temple Architecture -- Current Research -- Celestial Correlations at Angkor Wat -- Angkor Wat Sculptural Program -- Summary -- Further Reading -- 9: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy of Buddhism -- Introduction -- Ashoka and the Mauryan Dynasty -- Cosmic Pillars of Ashoka -- Celestial Symbolism of the Buddhist Stupa -- The Great Stupa at Sanchi -- Cosmology of the Borobudur Buddhist Temple -- Borobudur Sculpture -- Encoded Buddhist Teachings -- Cosmological Symbolism of Borobudur -- Solar Alignments of the Ajanta Caves -- Further Reading -- Part III: Astronomical Art and Architecture of China -- 10: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in China -- Astronomy in Early China -- Dunhuang Star Map -- Chinese Cosmological Temples -- The Mandate of Heaven -- Cosmology of Beijing -- Cosmology of the Forbidden City -- Cosmic Temples -- Temple of Heaven Compound -- Cosmic Symbolism of the Temple of Heaven -- Enactment of Imperial Duties -- Further Reading -- Part IV: Astronomical Art and Architecture of the Classical World -- 11: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in Classical Greece -- Introduction -- Greek Astronomers -- The Astronomical Poem: Phaenomena -- Greek Temples and Archaeoastronomy -- Temple of Apollo Delphi, Greece -- Astronomy of the Apollo: Asclepius Cult Temples -- Archaeoastronomy of Greek Temples in Sicily -- Greek Theater -- Further Reading -- 12: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy of Petra -- History of Petra -- Nabataean Religion -- Nabataean Architecture -- Current Research -- Urn Tomb and Astronomy -- The Monastery and Astronomy -- Nabataean Sculpture -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 13: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in the Roman Empire -- Introduction -- Astronomical Texts in Roman Empire -- Vitruvius and Astronomy -- Geminus and Astronomy -- Pliny the Elder and Astronomy -- Solar Orientations of Roman Towns -- Symbolism of the Dome in Roman Architecture -- Archaeoastronomy and the Pantheon -- Pantheon Symbolic Architectural Design -- Pantheon Solar Phenomena -- Mausoleum of Theodoric the Great and Astronomy -- Astronomical Light Effects -- The Roman Temples at Baalbek -- The Temple of Jupiter -- The Temple of Bacchus -- The Temple of Venus -- Cosmology in Mithraic Art -- The Mithraeum and the Tauroctony -- Cautes and Cautopates: The Torchbearers -- Archaeoastronomy Encoded in Mithraic Art -- Futher Reading -- Part V: Astronomical Art and Architecture of Early Europe -- 14: Astronomy and Cosmology in the Middle Ages -- Introduction -- Cosmology in the Middle Ages -- Cosmological Diagrams -- Medieval Astronomical Artwork -- Archaeoastronomy and the Christian Church -- Hagia Sophia: The Cosmos in Miniature -- Astronomy in the Age of Charlemagne -- Charlemagne’s Throne and Astronomy -- The Computistical Anthology of 809 -- Aratea Manuscripts in the Carolingian Age -- The Leiden Aratea -- The Planetary Configuration -- Giotto and Astronomy in the Scrovegni Chapel -- Giotto and the Miraculous Star of Bethlehem -- Astronomy at Chartres Cathedral -- Introduction -- Sculptural Program on the Royal Portal -- The Zodiacal Problem -- Astronomical Angels -- Further Reading -- 15: Renaissance Art and Astronomy -- Astronomy During the Renaissance -- Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Frescoes -- The Cosmology of Michelangelo Buonarroti -- Fresco Design Description -- Visualizing the Creation and Fall of Mankind -- The Cosmology of The Last Judgment -- The Last Judgment and Astronomy -- Further Reading -- Part VI: Astronomical Art and Architecture of the New World -- 16: Astronomy at Teotihuacan -- Introduction -- Pyramid of the Sun -- Pyramid of the Moon -- Ciudadela Ceremonial Grounds -- The Temple of Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent -- Archaeoastronomy at Teotihuacan -- Collapse of Teotihuacan -- Further Reading -- 17: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in South America -- Introduction -- Cultural Astronomy of Chavin de Huantar -- Cultural Astronomy and the Nazca Lines -- Cultural Astronomy of the Inca Civilization -- Astronomy of Machu Picchu. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910502976503321 |
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Dolan Marion
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decoding astronomy in art and architecture / / Marion Dolan
| Decoding astronomy in art and architecture / / Marion Dolan |
| Autore | Dolan Marion |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (356 pages) |
| Disciplina | 704.943 |
| Collana | Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy in art
Architecture and science Astronomy, Ancient |
| ISBN | 3-030-76511-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: History of Cosmic Symbolism in Art and Architecture -- 2: Basics of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy -- Components of Archaeoastronomy -- Cycles of the Sun -- Cycles of the Moon -- The Milky Way Galaxy -- Origin of the Constellations -- The Signs of the Zodiac -- Further Reading -- 3: World’s Earliest Art and Architecture -- Introduction -- Abstract Stone Carvings and Cultural Astronomy -- “Venus Figurines” and Astronomy -- Hand Paintings in Cave Art -- Paleolithic Cave Painting -- Non-figurative Cave Art and Astronomy -- El Castillo Cave Art and Astronomy -- Corona Borealis or Northern Crown Constellation -- Lascaux Cave and Astronomy -- Archaeo-acoustics -- Further Reading -- 4: Neolithic Art, Architecture, and Astronomy -- Introduction -- Excavation of Göbekli Tepe -- Göbekli Tepe Enclosures -- Göbekli Tepe Artwork -- Interpretation of the Artwork -- Archaeoastronomy at Göbekli Tepe -- Further Reading -- 5: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in the British Isles -- Introduction to Mounds, Megaliths, and Circles -- Newgrange Passage Mound -- Knowth Passage Mound -- Dowth Passage Mound -- Artwork on Irish Passage “Grave” Megaliths -- Further Reading -- 6: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in England -- Introduction to the Stonehenge Stone Circle -- Archaeoastronomy of Stonehenge -- The Stonehenge Extensive Complex -- Avebury Stone Circles -- Avebury’s Extensive Complex -- West Kennet Long Barrow (Fig. 6.7) -- Summary of Megalithic Monuments of the British Isles -- Further Reading -- Part II: Astronomical Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia -- 7: Hinduism and Cosmology in India -- Introduction -- Cosmology Encoded in Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance -- Dancing Shiva Iconography -- Cosmology of Hindu Temples -- Further Reading -- 8: Art, Archaeology, and Astronomy at Angkor Wat Temple -- Introduction to Angkor Wat History -- Temple Functions -- Angkor Wat Temple Architecture -- Current Research -- Celestial Correlations at Angkor Wat -- Angkor Wat Sculptural Program -- Summary -- Further Reading -- 9: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy of Buddhism -- Introduction -- Ashoka and the Mauryan Dynasty -- Cosmic Pillars of Ashoka -- Celestial Symbolism of the Buddhist Stupa -- The Great Stupa at Sanchi -- Cosmology of the Borobudur Buddhist Temple -- Borobudur Sculpture -- Encoded Buddhist Teachings -- Cosmological Symbolism of Borobudur -- Solar Alignments of the Ajanta Caves -- Further Reading -- Part III: Astronomical Art and Architecture of China -- 10: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in China -- Astronomy in Early China -- Dunhuang Star Map -- Chinese Cosmological Temples -- The Mandate of Heaven -- Cosmology of Beijing -- Cosmology of the Forbidden City -- Cosmic Temples -- Temple of Heaven Compound -- Cosmic Symbolism of the Temple of Heaven -- Enactment of Imperial Duties -- Further Reading -- Part IV: Astronomical Art and Architecture of the Classical World -- 11: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in Classical Greece -- Introduction -- Greek Astronomers -- The Astronomical Poem: Phaenomena -- Greek Temples and Archaeoastronomy -- Temple of Apollo Delphi, Greece -- Astronomy of the Apollo: Asclepius Cult Temples -- Archaeoastronomy of Greek Temples in Sicily -- Greek Theater -- Further Reading -- 12: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy of Petra -- History of Petra -- Nabataean Religion -- Nabataean Architecture -- Current Research -- Urn Tomb and Astronomy -- The Monastery and Astronomy -- Nabataean Sculpture -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 13: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in the Roman Empire -- Introduction -- Astronomical Texts in Roman Empire -- Vitruvius and Astronomy -- Geminus and Astronomy -- Pliny the Elder and Astronomy -- Solar Orientations of Roman Towns -- Symbolism of the Dome in Roman Architecture -- Archaeoastronomy and the Pantheon -- Pantheon Symbolic Architectural Design -- Pantheon Solar Phenomena -- Mausoleum of Theodoric the Great and Astronomy -- Astronomical Light Effects -- The Roman Temples at Baalbek -- The Temple of Jupiter -- The Temple of Bacchus -- The Temple of Venus -- Cosmology in Mithraic Art -- The Mithraeum and the Tauroctony -- Cautes and Cautopates: The Torchbearers -- Archaeoastronomy Encoded in Mithraic Art -- Futher Reading -- Part V: Astronomical Art and Architecture of Early Europe -- 14: Astronomy and Cosmology in the Middle Ages -- Introduction -- Cosmology in the Middle Ages -- Cosmological Diagrams -- Medieval Astronomical Artwork -- Archaeoastronomy and the Christian Church -- Hagia Sophia: The Cosmos in Miniature -- Astronomy in the Age of Charlemagne -- Charlemagne’s Throne and Astronomy -- The Computistical Anthology of 809 -- Aratea Manuscripts in the Carolingian Age -- The Leiden Aratea -- The Planetary Configuration -- Giotto and Astronomy in the Scrovegni Chapel -- Giotto and the Miraculous Star of Bethlehem -- Astronomy at Chartres Cathedral -- Introduction -- Sculptural Program on the Royal Portal -- The Zodiacal Problem -- Astronomical Angels -- Further Reading -- 15: Renaissance Art and Astronomy -- Astronomy During the Renaissance -- Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Frescoes -- The Cosmology of Michelangelo Buonarroti -- Fresco Design Description -- Visualizing the Creation and Fall of Mankind -- The Cosmology of The Last Judgment -- The Last Judgment and Astronomy -- Further Reading -- Part VI: Astronomical Art and Architecture of the New World -- 16: Astronomy at Teotihuacan -- Introduction -- Pyramid of the Sun -- Pyramid of the Moon -- Ciudadela Ceremonial Grounds -- The Temple of Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent -- Archaeoastronomy at Teotihuacan -- Collapse of Teotihuacan -- Further Reading -- 17: Art, Architecture, and Astronomy in South America -- Introduction -- Cultural Astronomy of Chavin de Huantar -- Cultural Astronomy and the Nazca Lines -- Cultural Astronomy of the Inca Civilization -- Astronomy of Machu Picchu. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996466748503316 |
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Dolan Marion
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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