The star; being a complete system of theoretical and practical astrology ... / The whole illustrated by the nativity of the author ... By Ebn Shemaya [i.e. D. Parkes].

Parkes, David, 1811-1906. · 1839 · London : Published for the author, by S. Cornish, 1839. · 18 pictures

This is an 1839 London astrology treatise by David Parkes, published by its author under the pseudonym Ebn Shemaya, and it teaches theoretical and practical astrology with the author's own nativity as its worked example. Its four diagrams are circular charts with a centre point, radiating lines and labelled arcs, showing a horoscope's houses and planetary positions in a plain engraved style that a designer could draw on for geometric or celestial motifs.

Astrology

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