| Image title: | Geomantic Characters |
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| Source: | Barrett, Francis, F.R.C.: “The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer (Book I)” (1801) |
| Place shown: | none |
| Keywords: | symbols, astrology, occult, alphabets, greyscale |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested Please do not redistribute without permission, since running this site is expensive. |
This plate gives the various geomantic characters together with ther names (Via Populus, Conjunctio, Albus, Puello, Fortuna Major and Fortuna Minor, Reubus, Peur, Aquisitio, Lætitia, Carcer, Tristiia, Caput Dragonis [Draconis], or Dragon’s Head, and Cauda Draconis, or Dragon’s Tail. Alchemical symbols and geomantic characters are also given. The plate does not appear to be mentioned in the text of the book. |
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| Dimensions: | 220 x 190mm (8.7 x 7.5 inches) |
| Filename: | 158-Geomantic-Characters-q75-434x500.jpg |
| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/Z1/158-Geomantic-Characters-q75-434x500.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/Z1/pages/158-Geomantic-Characters/ |
| Stock image: | Buy from: alamy.com |
| Artist: | Francis Barrett |
| Scanner dpi: | 1200 |
| Unmarked: | You can get a version of this image without the watermark at the lower right corner by requesting it here; The images are watermarked to help people find where they came from if they get reposted to blogs or other sites. Images under 1200 pixels on a side are still free, although I will ask for a donation :-) |
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