The Duke and the Stars
Subtitle: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan
By: Monica Azzolini
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780674066632
Subjects: Astrology and politics; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The science of the stars: learning astrology at the University of Pavia; title: The making of a dynasty: astrology under Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza; title: Astrology is destiny: Galeazzo Sforza and the political uses of astrology; title: The star-crossed duke: Gian Galeazzo Sforza and medical astrology; title: The viper and the eagle: the rise and fall of astrology under Ludovico Sforza.