John of Eschenden
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De accidentibus mundi summa iudicialis, 15th-century manuscript. Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Fondo manoscritti, ms. A 201 inf. - 15th century - ff. 129
John of Eschenden [1] was a fourteenth-century English astrologer. He was supposed to have predicted the onset of the Black Death. He also was one of those applying astrological techniques to the Apocalypse.[2] Eschenden's reputation was assured by the 1489 publication of the Summa astrologiae judicialis (Summa Anglicana), attributed to him.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ Known also as Joannes Eschuid, Joannis Eschuid, Johannes Eschuid, Johannes Eschuidus, John Eschuid, John Eschenden, Giovanni di Eschenden
- ^ This PDF on Apocalyptic calculators by Laura Smoller, note on p.3.
- ^ Editor . Text (as Summae anglicanae de astrologiae pronosticationibus) available as online PDF scan.
External links[]
- Summa astrologiae iudicialis. [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1489. 454 p. Incunabula - available online at University Library in Bratislava Digital Library
Categories:
- 14th-century deaths
- English astrologers
- 14th-century astrologers