Dva astronomické dopisy papeže Silvestra II

Marek Otisk

doi:10.5507/sth.2018.005

Mar 9, 2018
Studia theologica
Marek Otisk

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The paper focuses on the astronomical interests of one of most well-known fi-gures of the end of the tenth century Gerbert of Reims (ca. 940/50–1003; a monk in Aurillac, scholasticus in Reims, abbot in Bobbio, illegitimate archbishop of Reims, archbishop of Ravenna and Pope Sylvester II). The paper analyses two of Gerbert’s letters. The first of them (De sphaera addressed to Constantine of Fleury) was probably written around the year 980 and presents the construction and setting of the unique observation hemisphere. The second letter (to brother Adam) was written during the spring of 989. It deals with timekeeping and includes practical instructions for determining the longest presence of sunshine in a particular location. Both letters were addressed to highly educated readers and an analysis of their content allows for an illustrative understanding of certain aspects of medieval geocentric astronomy of the late tenth century.

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Review: Roman Architecture and Urbanism: From the Origins to Late Antiquity

Sep 01, 2021
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Rabun Taylor

Book Review| September 01 2021 Review: Roman Architecture and Urbanism: From the Origins to Late Antiquity Fikret Yegül and Diane Favro Roman Architecture and Urbanism: From the Origins to Late Antiquity Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019, 930 pp., 7 maps, 48 color and 812 b/w illus. $300 (cloth), ISBN 9780521470711 Rabun Taylor Rabun Taylor University of Texas Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2021) 80 (3): 346–347. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2021.80.3.346 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Rabun Taylor; Review: Roman Architecture and Urbanism: From the Origins to Late Antiquity. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 1 September 2021; 80 (3): 346–347. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2021.80.3.346 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentJournal of the Society of Architectural Historians Search Weighing in at 8.5 pounds, with more than 850 large pages of main text and about as many illustrations, Fikret Yegül and Diane Favro's Roman Architecture and Urbanism is not just a book; it is a monument. Like a grand Roman building, it seduces and it overpowers. But it is also something of an enigma. A big book, like a big monument, may well provoke the big questions that small books tend to evade: What does it do, what is it for, and why does it exist? I begin with the first question. This is a survey of Roman architecture and urbanism in toto, broadly comprehensive but decidedly not exhaustive or encyclopedic. It takes a flexible approach to the presentation of its subject matter, sometimes geographical, sometimes topical, sometimes chronological, as circumstances dictate. Though written for an educated reader untrained in the subject matter, it is obviously not a college... You do not currently have access to this content.