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Zodiac sign of SCORPIO in a 15th century manuscript

Image by Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
The zodiac sign of SCORPIO is associated with the month of October and it is represented by the scorpion. In some of the standard medieval iconographic compositions, the scorpion is normally viewed from above and is similar to the crab (used to represent Cancer and the month of June). Being that many of the artist and illuminators responsible for these works never saw a scorpion or had a model book to work from, the representation of this sign reflect great variety. Therefore, the scorpion can have a long tail extending from his head or can look like a dog or a tortoise. In the modern horoscope the zodiac sign of SCORPIO covers the period from about 23 October until 21 November.

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Manuscript title: Codex Schürstab

Origin: Nünberg (Germany)

Period: 15th century

Image source: Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 54, p. 22r – Codex Schürstab (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/zbz/C0054/22r)

Zodiac sign of VIRGO in a 15th century manuscript

Image by Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
The zodiac sign of VIRGO is associated with the month of August. In the medieval iconographic compositions it is often represented by a single woman. She is usually presented standing in a landscape, although in some cases she is shown seated or indoors. Usually she holds either a palm or a sheaf and therefore associated to agriculture. In some representations she has flowers in her hand. In the modern horoscope the zodiac sign of VIRGO covers the period from about 23 August until 22 September.

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Manuscript title: Codex Schürstab

Origin: Nünberg (Germany)

Period: 15th century

Image source: Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 54, p. 21r – Codex Schürstab (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/zbz/C0054/21r)

Horoscoped

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