An astrologer discusses a child's horoscope with its mother, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown. # 3057440

An astrologer discusses a child's horoscope with its mother, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown.

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An astrologer discusses a child's horoscope with its mother, early 14th century. From their anxious looks, the horoscope must be a bad one. From a medieval manuscript of Ptolemy's "Tetrabiblos" (Four Books). The books explore the ways in which the configurations of the heavens can affect what happens on earth, including what happens to people.