View asset onlyAratea, Perseus Constellation, 9th CenturyPerseus, a hero of Greek mythology, with the head of the snake-haired Medusa. Each page of the Aratea has a poem on the bottom half, written by the 3rd century BC poet Aratus and translated into Latin by Cicero, describing a constellation. The constellation is drawn above the poetry constructed with words taken from Hyginus’ Astronomica. The passages used to form the images describe the constellation which they create, neither the words or images would make full sense without the other to complete the scene. NOTE: red dots show where the stars appear in the sky. France, 9th century (cropped and cleaned).IdentifierAKG8147784CollectionScience SourceCredit lineakg-images / © British Library/SCIENCE SOURCEImage date15.6.2004Time Period9TH CENTURYMIDDLE AGESTopicASTRONOMYCOMMUNICATIONCONSTELLATIONGREEK ARTHISTORYPOETRYROMANPersonMEDUSAPERSEUSSize3492px × 4500px (44 MB) 29.5 cm × 38.1 cm @ 300 dpiRestrictionsNo model release.No property release.Add to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
