The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 4: Pictures of the 7
planets with table of favourable and unfavourable days and hours. Die Calenderbilder, Berlin (1888) figures
10-14.
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[Transcription]
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Noct |
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Diur |
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I |
Mar. |
N |
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Sat. |
N |
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Sol. |
C |
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II |
Iov. |
B |
III |
Ven. |
B |
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III |
Mar. |
N |
IIII |
Mer. |
C |
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IIII |
Sol. |
C |
V |
Lun. |
C |
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V |
Ven. |
B |
VI |
Sat. |
N |
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VI |
Mer. |
C |
VII |
Iov. |
B |
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VII |
Lun. |
C |
VIII |
Mar. |
N |
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VIII |
Sat. |
N |
IX |
Sol. |
C |
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IX |
Iov. |
B |
X |
Ven. |
B |
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X |
Mar. |
N |
XI |
Mer. |
C |
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XI |
Sol. |
C |
XII |
Lun. |
C |
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XII |
Ven. |
B |
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Saturni dies N |
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Saturni dies horaque eius cum erit nocturna sive
diurna, omnia obscura laboriosaque fiunt; qui nascentur
periculosi erunt; qui recesserit non invenietur; qui decubuerit
periclitabitur; furtum factum non invenietur. |
[The day of Saturn and its
hours, whether day or night, all things become obscure and
laborious; those born will be sickly; those who hide will not be
found; those who fall ill will perish; the hidden deed will not
be found out.] |
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[Transcription]
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Noct |
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Diur |
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I |
Ven. |
B |
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I |
Mar. |
N |
II |
Mer. |
C |
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II |
Sol. |
C |
III |
Lun. |
C |
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III |
Ven. |
B |
IIII |
Sat. |
N |
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IIII |
Mer. |
C |
V |
Iov. |
B |
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V |
Lun. |
C |
VI |
Mar. |
N |
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VI |
Sat. |
N |
VII |
Sol. |
C |
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VII |
Iov. |
B |
VIII |
Ven. |
B |
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VIII |
Mar. |
N |
IX |
Mer. |
C |
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IX |
Sol. |
C |
X |
Lun. |
C |
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X |
Ven. |
B |
XI |
Sat. |
N |
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XI |
Mer. |
C |
XII |
Iov. |
B |
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XII |
Lun. |
C |
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Martis dies N |
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Martis dies horaque eius cum
erit nocturna sive diurna, nomen militiae dare, arma militaria
comparare utile est. qui nascentur periculosi erunt; qui
recesserit non invenietur; qui decubuerit periclitabitur; furtum
factum non invenietur. |
[The day of Mars and its
hours, whether day or night, it is advantageous to give a name
for military service, to obtain military weapons. Those born
will be sickly; those who hide will not be found; those who fall
ill will perish; the hidden deed will not be found out.] |
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[Transcription]
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Noct |
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Diur |
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I |
Sat. |
N |
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I |
Mer. |
C |
II |
Iov. |
B |
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II |
Lun. |
C |
III |
Mar. |
C |
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III |
Sat. |
N |
IIII |
Sol. |
N |
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IIII |
Iov. |
B |
V |
Ven. |
B |
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V |
Mar. |
N |
VI |
Mer. |
C |
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VI |
Sol. |
C |
VII |
Lun. |
C |
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VII |
Ven. |
B |
VIII |
Sat. |
N |
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VIII |
Mer. |
C |
IX |
Iov. |
B |
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IX |
Lun. |
C |
X |
Mar. |
N |
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X |
Sat. |
N |
XI |
Sol. |
C |
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XI |
Iov. |
B |
XII |
Ven. |
B |
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XII |
Mar. |
N |
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Mercuri dies C |
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Mercuri dies horaque eius cum
erit nocturna sive diurna, vilicum actorem institorem in negotio
ponere utile est. qui nascentur vitales erunt; qui
recesserit invenietur; qui decubuerit cito convalescet; furtum
factum invenietur. |
[The day of Mercury and its
hours, whether day or night, it is advantageous to negotiate
with a farm-manager, actor or shopkeeper. Those born will be
healthy; those who hide will be found; those who fall ill will
quickly recover; the hidden deed will be found out.] |
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[Transcription]
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Noct |
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Diur |
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I |
Iov. |
B |
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Lun. |
C |
II |
Mar. |
N |
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II |
Sat. |
N |
III |
Sol. |
C |
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III |
Iov. |
B |
IIII |
Ven. |
B |
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IIII |
Mar. |
N |
V |
Mer. |
C |
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V |
Sol. |
C |
VI |
Lun. |
C |
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VI |
Ven. |
B |
VII |
Sat. |
N |
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VII |
Mer. |
C |
VIII |
Iov. |
B |
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VIII |
Lun. |
C |
IX |
Mar. |
N |
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IX |
Sat. |
N |
X |
Sol. |
C |
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X |
Iov. |
B |
XI |
Ven. |
B |
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XI |
Mar. |
N |
XII |
Mer. |
C |
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XII |
Sol. |
C |
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Lunae dies C |
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Lunae dies horaque eius cum
erit nocturna sive diurna, stercus in agro mittere, putea
cisternas fabricare utile est. qui nascentur vitales erunt;
qui recesserit invenietur; qui decubuerit convalescet; furtum
factum invenietur. |
[The day of the Moon and its
hours, whether day or night, it is advantageous to put manure on
the field, to make a cistern or well. Those born will be
healthy; those who hide will be found; those who fall ill will
recover; the hidden deed will be found out.] |
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[Transcription]
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Noct |
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Diur |
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I |
Mer. |
C |
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Sol. |
C |
II |
Lun. |
C |
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II |
Ven. |
B |
III |
Sat. |
N |
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III |
Mer. |
C |
IIII |
Iov. |
B |
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IIII |
Lun. |
C |
V |
Mar. |
N |
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V |
Sat. |
N |
VI |
Sol. |
C |
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VI |
Iov. |
B |
VII |
Ven. |
B |
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VII |
Mar. |
N |
VIII |
Mer. |
C |
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VIII |
Sol. |
C |
IX |
Lun. |
C |
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IX |
Ven. |
B |
X |
Sat. |
N |
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X |
Mer. |
C |
XI |
Iov. |
B |
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XI |
Lun. |
C |
XII |
Mar. |
N |
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XII |
Sat. |
N |
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Solis dies C |
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Solis dies horaque eius cum
erit nocturna sive diurna, viam navigium ingredi, navem in aquam
deducere utile est. qui nascentur vitales erunt; qui
recesserit invenietur; qui decubuerit convalescet; furtum factum
invenietur. |
[The day of the Sun and its
hours, whether day or night, it is advantageous to begin a
journey by ship, or to launch a ship. Those born will be
healthy; those who hide will be found; those who fall ill will
recover; the hidden deed will be found out.] |
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Iovis dies B |
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Iovis dies horaque eius cum
erit nocturna sive diurna, beneficium petere, cum potente
colloqui, rationem reddere utile est. qui nascentur
vitales erunt; qui recesserit cito invenietur; qui decubuerit
convalescet; furtum factum invenietur. |
[The day of Jupiter and its
hours, whether day or night, it is advantageous to seek a
benefit, to speak with the powerful, to pay an account. Those
born will be healthy; those who hide will be found quickly;
those who fall ill will recover; the hidden deed will be found
out.] |
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Veneris dies B |
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Veneris dies horaque eius cum
erit nocturna sive diurna, sponsalia facere, pueros puellas in
disciplina mittere utile est. qui nascentur vitales erunt;
qui recesserit cito invenietur; qui decubuerit convalescet;
furtum factum invenietur. |
[The day of Venus and its
hours, whether day or night, it is advantageous to bring about
an engagement (to marry), to send boys and girls for
instruction. Those born will be healthy; those who hide will be
found quickly; those who fall ill will recover; the hidden deed
will be found out.] |
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Notes to the online edition
Only five of the seven images of the planets have been
preserved, which contain the table of fortunate and unfortunate hours.
The five images are preserved in the Peiresc and Brussels copies. However all
seven subscriptios are preserved in the St. Gall manuscript, although the
copyist of this rearranged them in the order of the days of the week as they
are today. The original order must have begun with Saturn, on the
reverse of the page with the Natales Caesarum. The two missing images
reflect the loss of a single page at this point in the archetype of all the
illustrated copies. The order of the other four images varies, and
Mommsen suggests that this reflects a quaternion coming loose in a later copy
and a bifolium being reversed or inserted between the leaves of an existing
earlier bifolium.
N = Noxia (harmful)
C = Communis (neutral)
B = Bona (healthy)
The seven planets in order are Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Luna
(the moon), Sol (the sun), Jupiter, and Venus.
This text is reproduced from Mommsen, MGH, pp.42-45, with
Strzygowski figures 10-14.
This
text was scanned by Roger Pearse,
Ipswich, UK, 2006. All material
on this page is in the public domain -
copy freely.