An Astrological Diary of the Seventeenth Century

Samuel Jeake of Rye, 1652-1699

Inbunden, Engelska, 1988

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Beskrivning

Samuel Jeake (1652-1699) was a merchant and nonconformist of Rye in Sussex with a passionate interest in astrology. His diary is here published for the first time; in it he not only recorded the events of his life in detail but subjected them to astrological scrutiny, interspersing his text with horoscopes. The resulting work is one of the most interesting seventeenth-century diaries to be published this century, throwing new light on the history both of astrology and on the topics with which this is juxtaposed in the course of the book - commercial, medical, religious, and intellectual.The text is prefaced by a lengthy and illuminating introduction which sets the diary in context. Apart from giving a full account of this little-known personality, it makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the preoccupations and priorities of Jeake's age, and not least the rationale and affiliations of astrology in the age of the Financial Revolution.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1988-03-03
Mått:146 x 224 x 23 mm
Vikt:498 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:310
Förlag:Clarendon Press
ISBN:9780198229629

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' Hunter and Gregory display impeccable editorial skills. The annotation is scrupulous and informative; books, people and significant events are briefly and precisely identified. They have also supplied a brilliant introduction, essential reading for historians of the period, and a series of appendices, mainly concerned with astrology, that greatly enhance the value of the book ... They have given us one of the best recent books on the history of medicine and astrology in early modern England and an important contribution to economic and ecclesiatical history.'Medieval History '