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CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. Fol 24. Hemisphaerium stellatum boreale antiquum. Representation of the Northern Hemisphere
12 Signs of ZodiacSymbols of the Twelve Houses
Constellation map. On the left side, the northern" Constellation map. On the left side, the northern constellations and on the right side, the southern constellations
Celestial map by Johannes Van Keulen (1654-1715). SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum
SKY CHARTSky chart showing the signs of the Zodiac and other celestial features
TaurusThe Constellation Taurus
GeminiThe Constellation Gemini
SagittariusThe Constellation Sagittarius
Pisces (Rossum)PISCES the Fish 19 February - 20 March
NOSTRADAMUS, Michel de Notre Dame (1503-1566). French physician and astrologer, author of book of predictions Astrological Centuries (1555). Illustration in card of 18th century. Drawing
Armillary Sphere. Astronomicon by Gaius Julius Hyginus. 1st century. Incunabula 283. Edition of 1485. Venice. Library of the University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain
Astrology / ZodiacZodiac signs painted on the inside of an Egyptian sarcophagus found at Thebes in 1823, containing the mummy of a Greek
Zodiac / Taurus (Maxims)portrayed as a bull in a china shop (although the china shop is seemingly a combination of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum)
CapricornThe Constellation Capricorn
PiscesThe Constellation Pisces
Virgo (Rossum)VIRGO the Virgin 22 August - 21 September
BLUNT / CAPRICORN / 47 / 1849The constellation of Capricorn, this version has the head, shoulders and fore- legs of a goat and the hind body and tail of a fish
Blunt / Scorpio / Plate 45The constellation of Scorpio, the scorpion
Blunt / Virgo / Plate 43The constellation of Virgo
Zodiac Charms Libra(opal)
Zodiac Charms Aries(diamond)
Meunier Zodiac Aquarius
LibraThe Constellation Libra
Sun God in a Chariot
Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving
Illustration for Capricorn, ErteIllustration for those born under Capricorn, showing a woman with Medusa shadow, goat, lucky days, mimosa and stone walls
Illustration for Sagittarius, ErteIllustration for those born under Sagittarius, showing an archer aiming at a laurel wreath, whilst embracing a woman, with pansies, and numbers of the sign
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). AndromedaAlessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Constellation of Andromeda. De le stelle fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Draco constellation. De le Stelle Fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540. Engraving, 1559
English gentleman consulting a somniloquist, 18th centuryEnglish gentleman consulting a somniloquist in his chambers, 18th century. The sleeping fortune teller lies in a bed in a room decorated with crocodile skin, Egyptian figures and incense burners
Customs inspectors opening luggage at the border, 18th century. Searched by the Douaniers at the French frontiers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
Hudibras, mock-heroic poem by Samuel Butler -- Hudibras and the astrologer Sidrophel. Date: 1845
Valentine Zodiac Card for August Virgo Date: 1910
Pair of Balances Date: 1880
Irish Monks in Homage to Sun
Saturn with two Zodiac Signs Date: 1450
Zodiac Constellations
ALL SIGNS OF THE ZODIACAll twelve signs of the zodiac shown together in a circle. Date: early 19th century
ZODIAC SPRING SOLSTICEThe sky as it appeared at the Spring Solstice 2500 BC, at the time of the Golden Fleece voyage; some of the Argonauts are depicted along with their ship and the Zodiac signs Date: circa 1700
ZODIAC ON XMAS DAYThe night sky as it appears at midnight on 25 December, a moment sacred to Mithras (and subsequently to Christians) - the star of the Magi shines over the sign of the Virgin Date: circa 1700
BLUNT / PISCES / PLATE 49The constellation of Pisces, the fish. Date: 1849
MEUNIER ZODIAC CAPRICORNDate: circa 1900
ASTROLOGY / ZODIACThe twelve signs - a medieval series Date: 1489
Mars with the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio. IllustratioDe Sphaera (The Sphere). Astrological book of Lombard origin. Illustrated by Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486), 1470. Representation of Mars with the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio
Floor mosaic. About 200 AD. Aion, god of Eternity, surroundeFloor mosaic. About 200 AD From a Roman villa near Sentium (Sassferrato) in the Marches. Aion, god of Eternity, surrounded by a zodiac wheel, the seated earth mother Tellus
Paracelsus (1493-1541)Paracelsus (Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim) (1493-1541). Swiss physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist. Engraving
Arabian flat astrolabe from 10th century. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Galileo Museum. Proc: SPAIN
The universe with planets, zodiac signs and all the heavenly hierarchy. Engraving. 16th century
The Prague Orloj, or Astronomical Clock Old Town Hall. Prague. Czech Republic
Gionitus. Inventor of Astronomy, (1334-1336). The exagonal pGionitus. Inventor of Astronomy, (1334-1336). From the workshop of Andrea Pisano. The exagonal panels of the campanille of Florence Cathedral. Italy
Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopherMarsilio Ficino (1433-1499), Italian philosopher. Date: 1648
Gaius Julius Hyginus (64 BC - 17). Latin author. Poeticon Astronomicum. The constellation of Gemini. Work attributed to Hyginus. Incunable, 15th c. Renaissance art. Engraving
Angel on the Astronomical Clock in PragueAngel on the Orloj or Astronomical Clock on the Old Town City Hall in Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic Date: 2012
Astronomical Clock in PragueThe Orloj or Astronomical Clock on the Old Town City Hall in Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic Date: 2012
The Transit of Venus - Comic PostcardA comic postcard depiting a rotund woman (a very classical frame!) being transported home from the pub by two stretcher-bearing Bobbies
AquariusThe Constellation Aquarius
The Jungman Sisters as GeminiTeresa (Baby) Jungman and her sister Zita, posing as the Gemini sign of the Zodiac. The costumes were part of a The Signs of the Zodiac pageant organised by Mrs Robin D Erlanger at the Park Lane
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Engraving. ColoredJohannes Kepler (1571-1630). German mathematician and astronomer. Engraving in Germania, 1882. Colored
Astronomical Clock. Old Town Hall. Prague. Czech RepublicThe Prague Orloj, or Astronomical Clock Old Town Hall. Prague. Czech Republic
God Surya. 9th-10th centuriesSurya, the Sun God, depicts riding a chariot drawn by seven horses, holding two lotus flowers. At his feet, a female figures, goddesses of dawn and dusk
Astrolabe of 1566. Netherlands
William of Conches (1090-1154). French philosopher. Dragmaticon Philosophiae. Earth and the Zodiacal Signs. Manuscript 144. Folio 62. Chapter Archive of Tortosa. Spain
Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630) German mathematician and astronomer. Considered the founder of modern astronomy. Colored engraving
Astronomical clock in the Clock Tower of St. Marks Square. 15th century. Venice. Italy
George HartgillGEORGE HARTGILL astronomer and astrologer, of high repute during the Elizabethan period : he did serious astronomy as well as popular astrology Date: flourished 1594
Good Day for BattleASTROLOGY IN INDIA The court astrologer at Lahore calculates a favourable day on which his master should do battle and lead the Sikhs to victory Date: 1846
Zodiac / Sagittarius / Maximillustrated as an archer firing an arrow at a target held by a frog (!) Date: 1887
Zodiac / Libra (Maxims)a literal view showing a book keeper balancing the books! Date: 1887
Zodiac / Scorpio (Maxim)a peculiar illustration showing a knight putting a scorpion to the sword Date: 1887
Zodiac / Virgo (Maxims)illustrated as an encounter between Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex (seemingly caught in the act of graffiti) Date: 1887
Zodiac / Gemini (Maxims)portrayed as two sandwichmen involved in a violent exchange of views! Date: 1887
Astrology & SuperstitionASTROLOGIA E SUPERSTIZIONE astrology admired, superstition scorned Date: 18th century
Apianus, Peter von Bienewitz or Bennewitz (1501-1552). German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. Astronomicum Caesareum
Poeticon Astronomicum. The constellation of Bo�;. Work attributed to Hyginus. Incunable, 15th c. Renaissance art. Engraving
TIBALDI, Pellegrino (1527-1596). The Seven Liberal Arts. 1587 - 1591. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Detail depicting the Astrology
The Astrology (allegory). Cornelis Cort engraving published in Antwerp, 1565. Mannerism art. Engraving
Rudolf II & AstrologerThe emperor Rudolf II and his astrologer, at his court at Prague Date: circa 1600
The sun and the moonDyalogus creaturarum moralizatus, 1484, the first printed book in Sweden. The author was the Italian Maynus de Mayneriis (dead 1370). This woodcut illustrates the morality about the Sun and the Moon
Zodiac / Leo (Maxims)illustrated as a signwriter painting a pub sign Date: 1887
Zodiac Tile / PiscesHand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm
Zodiac Tile / ScorpioHand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm
Zodiac Tile / AquariusHand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm
Zodiac Tile / SagittariusHand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm
Zodiac Tile / VirgoHand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm
