https://hist231.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/ab11fe3af09b109bb066273d25028d74.jpg 0c3ee24c6bc22ed264ad868f1d45c9b6 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Manuscript Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 24 by 17 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Spheres of the Heavens and the Planets Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Le Sphaerae Coelestis et Planetarum; De Sphaera Description An account of the resource Le Sphaerae Coelestis et Planetarum [The Spheres of the Heavens and the Planets], also referred to as De Sphaera, is one of the most elaborate illuminated manuscripts created in Renaissance Italy. Cristoforo de Predis, the presumed illustrator of the codex, was a disciple of Leonardo da Vinci. Additionally, Predis was described as deaf, mute, and dumb in contemporary documents. It is thought Predis influenced da Vinci’s decision to write Codex Urbinas, where he explained what he learned from dumb people about painting. De Sphaera is a 24 by 17 cm manuscript, richly decorated with twelve different colors and gold leaf. The first couple of pages display astrological charts containing constellations and diagrams demonstrating how to utilize astrolabes. Each page has an undecorated margin on the parchment. Gold leaf outlines each painted image, centered on each page. The pages are elaborately embellished with pictures of the zodiacs and human representations of the Sun, Moon, and the first six planets in the solar system, excluding earth. Each of these representations appears on the left page, with the right page displaying an image of daily life corresponding to the astrological significance of the planet. The representations of life include detailed depictions of all aspects of society, including images of peasants, beggars, merchants, criminals, disabled people, and the elites. Under each painting, Predis includes a commentary that describes the painting's connection to the work of Johannes de Sacrobosco, the author of an influential astronomy textbook. De Sphaera serves as a commentary for the 13th-century De Sphaera Mundi astronomy text written by Sacrobosco. The most striking image from the book is the image of Saturn. Saturn is centered on the page in a starry night sky and is surrounded by multiple colorful rings. Saturn is portrayed wearing only a loincloth with a star centered on his genitals and has long brown hair and a long beard. He carries a long wooden staff and a sickle. A shaggy goat and a partially nude woman dumping water from a vessel into a river appear in circles to either side of Saturn’s legs. Two faces are in the act of blowing in both top corners, and their breath is directed towards the rings. A cloudy sky serves as a background surrounding Saturn. The town below is crowded with armed figures. These figures are depicted, carrying out various actions, such as playing games, killing a person, and patrolling the town. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cristoforo de Predis Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Modena, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, α.X.2.14 = Lat.209 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource map in book Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Modena: Il Bulino, edizioni d'arte, 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Ca 1450x1460 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Manuscript Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, Carleton College, Northfield, MN Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.wga.hu/html_m/p/predis/cristofo/sphaera1.html" target="_blank" title="De Sphaera Link" rel="noreferrer noopener">Web Gallery of Art Description of the Manuscript:</a> <a href="https://patrimonioediciones.com/portfolio-item/de-sphaera/?lang=en">Patrimonio Ediciones description of the manuscript:</a> Language A language of the resource Italian Type The nature or genre of the resource Celestial Map Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://bridge.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01BRC_INST/1tn7c8c/alma991016490489302971" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections (Horizontal Shelving) ; ND3161.M55 2010</a> Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Cosmos, Astrological Charts References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. Cosgrove, Denis E. "Images of Renaissance Cosmography, 1450-1650." In Historyof Cartography, vol. 3, edited by David Woodward, 55-98. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Jacobsen, Michael A. "A Sforza Miniature by Cristoforo Da Preda." The Burlington Magazine 116, no. 851 (1974): 91-96. Prosperi, Adriano, and Jeremy Carden. Crime and Forgiveness: Christianizing Execution in Medieval Europe. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England: Harvard University Press, 2020. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights for maps held by individual publishers and institutions. Thumbnails displayed constitute fair use. 15th century Astrology cosmographical diagram Cristoforo de Predis daily life Illuminated Manuscript