William Lilly Anima Astrologiae or a Guide for Astrologers 1676

Lilly, William, Student in Astrology ‘Anima Astrologiae: Or, A Guide for Astrologers. Being The considerations of the Famous Guido Bonatus Faithfully rendred into English. As also The Choicest Aphorisms of Cardans Seaven Segments, Translated, and methodically digested under their proper Heads. With a New Table of the fixed Stars, rectified for several years to come, and divers other necessary Illustrations. A Work most useful and necessary for all Students, and recommended as such to the Sons of Art’ Printed for B. Harris at the Stationers Arms in Sweethings Rents near the Royal-Exchange, London, 1676.

Quarter-leather (worn at extremities of spine) with cloth-covered boards. (Lacks portrait frontis. Two main central parts of page block are detached from the binding and from each other: needs repair). [6] + [folding table of fixed stars] + [2] + 118 + 53 + [10]  

About this Book Scan

Carefully scanned in full colour from our original printing of the 1676 first edition, purchased from a professional bookseller in the 2000s. Our original lacks the portrait frontispiece but is otherwise complete.

Leading 17th century English astrologer William Lilly’s Anima Astrologiae: Or, a Guide for Astrologers was his attempt to translate Guido Bonatti’s Considerations and a selection of Gerolamo Cardano’s aphorisms into English from the original Latin.