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Rodríguez Arribas, Josefina, "Non-verbal aspects of astrolabe knowledge (15th–18th century Hebrew manuscripts)", dins: Baumgarten, Elisheva - Hollender, Elisabeth - Kogman-Appel, Katrin - Shoham-Steiner, Ephraim (eds.), Perception and Awareness: Artefacts and Imageries in Medieval European Jewish Cultures, Turnhout, Brepols, 2024, pp. 213–245.

Resum: This chapter considers non-verbal aspects of astrolabe knowledge in Hebrew manuscripts, that is, non-textual representations of the astrolabe. The present study is the first one in which visual tools to convey knowledge of instruments are considered in the field of Jewish studies. The novelty of this focus led to terminological problems from the start, which I try to resolve. My purpose is to understand the potential, limitations, and ambiguities of images to convey science and knowledge about mathematical instruments, notably, astrolabes, in medieval Jewish culture. I analyse the various roles of instrument images and diagrams in manuscripts and finally consider the exceptional case of a Hebrew astrolabe album.
Matèries: Astronomia i astrologia
Manuscrits
Hebreu
Il·lustracions
Metodologia
URL: https://doi.org/10.1484/M.MISCS-EB.5.133342