Placidus Titus (5 results)

Hard Cover Maroon Suede Guilt. Condition: New. No Jacket. Deluxe Hardcover Facsimile Edition Priva. Exact Facsimile Reprint of Original Edition Published: 1657. 462p. Thisis the Source Work for The Material Later Adapted (WithoutAcknowledgement) By Partridge For His Famous Work. One of the RareOriginal Works of Astrology Out Of Print Since Its Early Editions Over 300Years Ago, A Foundation For All Modern Astrology. Contents: CelestialPhilosophy; use of Tables; Ascensional Difference; Semi-Diurnal orNocturnal Arcs; Horary Times; Fight Ascension; Right Distance; ObliqueAscension & Descension; Reduction of Right Ascension or Oblique To Degreeof Longitude In Ecliptic; Distances From Cusps Of Angles or Houses; ToDescribe A Figure of The Heavens; Converting Hours Or Minutes Into Degrees& Minutes of Equator On Circle Position, or Poles Elevation Of Any Planet;Distances of Aspects In Zodiac & World; Arc of Direction; Calculation ofDirections To Aspects In The Zodiac; Direction of Sun In Conjunctions InMid-heaven, Cusp of All Rays; Arcs & Conjunctions; The Significator InLatitude to Conjunction of Rays; Parallels; Parallels In Declination;Directions To Aspects In The World; Cardinal Signs; Direction of MediumCoeli to Sextile, Quartile & Trine; Oblique Cardinal Signs; Quintile,Sesqui-quadrate & Biquintile; Pentagonal Cosmic Construction; Directionsof Significators; Significatorís Own Rays; Directing Significators InConverse Motions to All Aspects In World; Precepts of Ptolemy; Rays ofStars; Secondary Directions, Progressions, Ingresses & Transits; 30Remarkable Nativities; Francis I King of France; Henry IV of France; Kingof Portugal; Numerous Other Nativities of European Royalty & ImportantPeople. A Very Important & Sophisticated Work.…

First Cooper edition. Pagination: xv, 462p. Half calf over boards, title label in gilt on spine, edges rubbed, head of spine slightly worn. Small hole to iii, one letter in text affected. Index in manuscript. Numerous notes and corrections in pencil, ?not for sale? in pencil on title (Cooper or publishers copy?) Illustrations: Frontispiece of Titus, text astrological charts. Two added plates (future corrected copy?). Placido Titi (d.1668) of Perugia, monk of the Olivet Congregation, was one of the last staunch advocates of astrology. Thorndike describes him as "a sort of patron saint for astrologers in the second half of the seventeenth century," who "lent something like the odor of sanctity to that sorely beset art." Thorndike VIII,302ff. "Placido held that the heavens acted upon the earth only by their light, thus abandoning any occult influence. If there were other stars in the sky than those we see, they do not act on us. As for the tides, however, he holds that the sun and moon do not draw the waters of the sea as a magnet attracts iron, but cause the tides by rarefaction and condensation." -Thorndike Citations: Gardner: 1227. Cantamessa II: 4507.…

First edition. Scarce. Collation: A-3N4, 3O4 [3O4 blank, present.] Pagination: xvi,462p. Recent re-back calf spine gilt rule with black title label over new marbled boards. Some foxing and light browning. Title page slightly soiled. Lacks frontispiece, not uncommon. With numerous astrological text charts. Placido Titi (d.1668) of Perugia, monk of the Olivet Congregation, was one of the last staunch advocates of astrology. Thorndike describes him as "a sort pf patron saint for astrologers in the second half of the seventeenth century," who "lent something like the odor of sanctity to that sorely beset art." Thorndike VIII,302ff. "Placido held that the heavens acted upon the earth only by their light, thus abandoning any occult influence. If there were other stars in the sky than those we see, they do not act on us. As for the tides, however, he holds that the sun and moon do not draw the waters of the sea as a magnet attracts iron, but cause the tides by rarefaction and condensation." [-Thorndike]. Originally written by 17th century monk & atrsonomer Placidus de Titus - translated here in a first edition by mathematics teacher John Cooper. Cooper has added 30 natal charts of the ?most eminent men in Europe? Citations: Gardner, Astrologica, 1227. Cantamessa 4507.…

Condition: Acceptable. Published 1789. "Astronomy and Elementary Philosophy, Translated from the Latin of Placidus de Titus". "The Whole Carefully Revised by M. Sibley." M,DCC, LXXXIX. Octavo. Rebound in with dark green cloth and green/white patterned boards. With some illustrations and tables throughout.…

First edition. Collected work of Placidus, the Olivetan monk and popularizer of the astrological house system which is still in use in today. "Carefully revised" and edited by Manoah Sibly, younger brother of Ebenezer. Gardner notes in his Catalogue Raisonné, Manoah's "works are held in but slight estimation at the present day, they are not considered veracious." The supplement is credited to the ingenious Mr. John Partridge, the first part being solely concerned with the nativity of Oliver Cromwell, and the rest consisting of a complete set of astronomical tables for calculating nativities. Of interesting note, this copy of volume 1 has a differing publisher statement than that in the ESTC. The present set has matching statements with only the years (1789, 1790) being different. ESTC T111568, T111569. Gardner 1228, 1230. 2 volumes, 8vos, 18.5 x 11.5cm, [4], 4-184, [1], 177-187pp; [13], 179pp respectively. Engraved frontispieces, plates, charts, tables throughout. each Uniformly bound in blind tooled, quarter brown calf, red morocco spine labels stamped in gilt, marbled boards. Nearly fine with a touch of rubbing to spine labels and corners of boards. Clean and complete internally.…