MINIATURIST, French
(active in the 11th century)

Medical Miscellany

11th century
Manuscript (MS Lat. 7028)
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Folio 154v of this 11th-century manuscript shows an early medieval chart of the Zodiac, based on classical models. The central figure is the sun. From the top, going anti-clockwise, the signs are Aquarius (water carrier), Pisces (fish), Aries (ram), Taurus (bull), Gemini (twins), Cancer (crab), Leo (lion), Virgo (virgin), Libra (scales), Scorpio (scorpion), Sagittarius (archer) and Capricorn (goat). In the corners are the four seasons.