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020			_z9780822944430 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
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050	0	0	_aBF1676 _b.H39 2015
100	1		_aHayton, Darin, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe crown and the cosmos _h[electronic resource] : _bastrology and the politics of Maximilian I / _cDarin Hayton.
260			_aPittsburgh, Pa. : _bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, _c[2015] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
336			_atext _btxt
337			_acomputer _bc
338			_aonline resource _bcr
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_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.
520			_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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
600	0	0	_aMaximilian _bI, _cHoly Roman Emperor, _d1459-1519.
650		7	_aSCIENCE / History. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aAstrology and politics.
650		0	_aAstrology _xHistory _y16th century.
651		0	_aVienna (Austria) _xCivilization _y16th century.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780822981138/
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 History
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Complete
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