Abu Ma’shar Historical Astrology Brill Two Volume Set 1st Ed Brand New Rare For Sale

Abū Maʿshar on Historical Astrology: The Book of Religions and Dynasties (On the Great Conjunctions)

Complete Two-Volume Hardcover Set

Edited by Keiji Yamamoto and Charles Burnett
Brill, 2000
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Volumes 33–34

Set ISBN: 90-04-11733-4
Volume I ISBN: 90-04-10725-8
Volume II ISBN: 90-04-11074-7

This is the complete, original two-volume Brill hardcover edition of Abū Maʿshar’s major work on historical astrology, dynasties, religions, and great planetary conjunctions.

Volume I contains the Arabic original, edited by Keiji Yamamoto, together with an English translation by Keiji Yamamoto and Charles Burnett.

Volume II contains the Latin versions of Albumasar’s De Magnis Conjunctionibus, edited by Charles Burnett, together with Arabic-Latin glossaries by Keiji Yamamoto and Charles Burnett.

Condition:

Exceptional, brand-new condition. Both volumes were purchased new and have remained carefully stored on a bookshelf in a smoke-free home.

• Unread
• Tight, firm bindings
• Clean boards and spines
• Crisp, clean pages
• No writing or highlighting
• No folded or dog-eared pages
• No staining or discoloration
• No rubbing or visible shelf wear
• No loose pages
• No library markings

These hardcover volumes are extremely difficult to find as a complete set. Brill no longer appears to offer the physical hardcover edition, and the currently available digital editions are individually expensive.

This is an important scholarly edition for collectors and researchers interested in medieval astrology, Islamic intellectual history, Arabic and Latin astrological texts, planetary conjunction theory, and the transmission of astrological knowledge into medieval Europe.

Please examine all photographs carefully. The photographs show the exact two-volume set being offered.

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