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Abraham Ibn Ezra Latinus on Nativities
A Parallel Latin-English Critical Edition of Liber Nativitatum and Liber Abraham Iudei de Nativitatibus. Abraham Ibn Ezraâs Astrological Writings, Volume 6
Series: - Ãtudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, Volume: 78
Editor / Translator:
Abraham Ibn Ezra was ârebornâ in the Latin West in the last decades of the thirteenth century thanks to a plethora of authored and anonymous Latin translations of his astrological writings. The present volume offers the first critical edition, accompanied by an English translation, a commentary, and an introductory study, of Liber nativitatum (Book of Nativities) and Liber Abraham Iudei de nativitatibus (Book on Nativities by Abraham the Jew), two astrological treatises in Latin that were written by Abraham Ibn Ezra or attributed to him, and whose Hebrew source-text or archetype has not survived. The first is undoubtedly an anonymous Latin translation of the second version of Ibn Ezraâs Sefer ha-moladot (Book of Nativities), whose Hebrew source text is otherwise lost. The second is the most mysterious specimen among the Latin works attributed to Ibn Ezra that have no extant Hebrew counterpart. The present volume shows not only that the Liber Abraham Iudei de nativitatibus underwent a significant metamorphosis over time and was transmitted in four significantly different versions, but also that its date of composition is not that previously accepted by modern scholarship.
"These volumes represent a major achievement in the history of medieval astrology and it is no wonder that they have already become classics, often referred to by specialists in the field, including by this reviewer."
-David Juste, Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus, Munich, Journal for the History of Astronomy 51 (I) (2020)
"These volumes represent a major achievement in the history of medieval astrology and it is no wonder that they have already become classics, often referred to by specialists in the field, including by this reviewer."
-David Juste, Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus, Munich, Journal for the History of Astronomy 51 (I) (2020)
Shlomo Sela is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Jewish Thought at Bar-Ilan University. His research focuses on Jewish attitudes toward the sciences, with special interest in the history of astrology in the Middle Ages. With this volume, he continues the publication of Abraham Ibn Ezraâs complete works on astrology.
Preface Abbreviations General Introduction âThe Reception of Abraham Ibn Ezra in the Latin West âLiber nativitatum and Liber Abraham Iudei de Nativitatibus âEarlier Research on Nativitatum âEarlier Research on De nativitatibus âNativities and Abraham Ibn Ezraâs Work on Nativities âThe Thematic Organization of Nativitatum, De Nativitatibus and Moladot âThe Introductions to Nativitatum and De nativitatibus âFixed Stars and Constellations in Nativitatum and De Nativitatibus âJewish Content in Nativitatum and De nativitatibus âAre Nativitatum and De Nativitatibus Latin Translations of a Hebrew Text by Abraham Ibn Ezra? âAuthorship and Date of Composition of Nativitatum; Links between Nativitatum and Ibn Ezraâs Work âTwo Latin Translations of Fragments from the Hebrew Source Text of Nativitatum âThe Four Versions of De Nativitatibus âThe Relationship among the Manuscripts and the Dates of the Four Versions âThe Earliest Evidence for the Existence of De Nativitatibus âDid Henry Bate Play a Role in the Composition of De Nativitatibus? âDate of Composition of De Nativitatibus âTransmission of De Nativitatibus âManuscripts for the Critical Edition of Nativitatum âWitnesses for the Critical Edition of De Nativitatibus âEditorial and Translation Principles Part One: Liber nativitatum. Latin Text and English Translation Part Two: Notes to Liber nativitatum Part Three: Liber Abraham Iudei de Nativitatibus. Latin Text and English Translation Part Four: Notes to Liber Abraham Iudei de Nativitatibus Plates Part Five: Appendices â1âAbraham Ibn Ezraâs Astrological Corpus â2âIndications of the Horoscopic Places in Nativitatum, De Nativitatibus, and Moladot â3âThe 14 Horoscopic Diagrams of Nat4 â4âHenry Bateâs Translation of Fragments from Moladot II â5âPeter dâAbanoâs Translation of a Fragment from Moladot II â6âAdditions at the End of Nat2 â7âAdditions to Nat3 from Peter dâAbanoâs Translation of Ibn Ezraâs Moladot â8âComparison Between Nat1 and Nat4 â9âManuscripts, Print Editions and Translations of De Nativitatibus â10âEnglish-Latin Glossary of Technical Terms in Nativitatum and De Nativitatibus â11âLatin-English Index to the English-Latin Glossaries â12âAuthorities and Sources in Nativitatum and De Nativitatibus â13âLiteral Renderings in Nativitatum of Hebrew Words/Expressions Employed by Ibn Ezra â14âAdditions at the End of Nativitatum â15âIndex of Technical Terms and Biographical Notes Bibliography Index
Those interested in the history of science in general and medieval history of science in particular, history of astrology and astronomy in the Latin West and among Jews in the medieval period, European and Jewish history in the medieval period, Latin medieval literature, Hebrew medieval literature, Jewish philosophy and biblical exegesis.