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Astronomical dating of works of art

1967; Pergamon Press; Volume: 9; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0083-6656(67)90028-1

1872-9207

Arthur Beer,

Ancient Egypt and Archaeology

A survey is made of those astronomical methods and tools at present available which are of interest to the historical scholar and art-historian. Reference is also made to new advances in the use of electronic computers in the necessary extension of planetary tables and the solution of otherwise intractable numerical problems. Investigations of a variety of dating-studies in Greece, Arabia, Cambodia, Italy, Germany and England are summarized, referring to: Hesiod's Works and Days (700 b.c.); the "little palace" of Qusayr'Amra (700 a.d.); the "small citadel" of Bantay Srei (1295 a.d.); the cupola of the Capella of San Lorenzo (1422 a.d.); Agostino Chigi and Peruzzi's frescos in the Sala di Galatea of the Villa Farnesina (1466 a.d.); Martin Luther's horoscope (1584 a.d.); Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1580 a.d.); and Sir Christopher Hatton's portrait (1581 a.d.). Certain experiments on interrelations in the history of culture, carried out with the Warburg Institute in 1930–1966, are also discussed.