Theorica Eclipsis Lunaris: woodcut diagram of a lunar eclipse – Historic Reproduction
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Step back in time with Theorica Eclipsis Lunaris: woodcut diagram of a lunar eclipse, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Theorica Eclipsis Lunaris: woodcut diagram of a lunar eclipse
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The moon's passage through the earth's shadow is set out here as a schematic diagram, with the sun, earth, and moon arranged in a line and the stages of the eclipse labeled in Latin. Woodcuts like this were common in early modern books on cosmography, where they gave readers a way to picture an event that had long been feared as a sign from the heavens. Astronomers used such diagrams to explain how eclipses could be calculated in advance, while astrologers read the same events as omens for rulers and kingdoms. The printed image helped spread a shared understanding of the sky across Europe.
| Original scan | 1,156 × 1,475 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g05302_ |
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