Online Libraries and URL's of Rare Astrological Books

ARHAT (The Archive for the Retrieval of Historical Astrological Texts) is dedicated to assisting scholars and researchers in the history of astrology in finding resources to assist their work. The following is the result of many people collaborating in this area and compiling the following material. We wish especially to acknowledge the contribution of Sasha_i from Bucharest (I do not know his real name) and others on Deborah Houlding's website http://skyscript.co.uk/ who have been especially helpful in assembling this list.

Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius

• This website is devoted entirely to the writingsand philosophy of Cornelius Agrippa an important Renaissance figure in the history of astrologyand magic. There are also links to important related websites.

The Alchemy Website from Adam McLean

• One of the most impressive databases of material from this component of the Western Mystery Tradition.

Early Manuscripts at Oxford University

• A collection of manuscripts on various subjects including astrology from the Oxford University Library System.
• All of these are in Latin and written in Gothic hands. Not for those unfamiliar with Latin Paleography.

Hermetics Resource Site

• A site with many useful books in downloadable form.

Johannes A Lasco Bibliothek -- The Main Catalog

• The Camerarius Ptolemy including the Almagest, and Tetrabiblos.
• The 1550 Basel Edition of Bonatti which also includes George of Trebizond's Commentary on the Tetrabiblos.
• All of the above are in Latin

Morinus Astrologia Gallica -- From a Library in the Czech Republic

• In Latin

The Philological Museum

• An Analytical Bibliography of On-Line Neo-Latin Texts -- Dana F. Sutton, The University of California, Irvine
• All are in Latin

Twilight Grotto -- Esoteric Archives

• Twilight Grotto -- Esoteric Archives: An excellent source of primary source material in the Western Esoteric Tradition. Some of the sources are in English and some are in the original languages such as Latin.

University of Seville, Fondos Digitalizados del la Universidad de Sevilla -- The Main Catalog

• Ballantius, Lucius -- Defensio astrologiae contra Ioannem Picum Mirandulam.
• Junctinus -- Speculum astrologiae
• Ibn Ezra -- Book of Nativities, Not the Book of Nativities and Their Revolutions but another Latin work on nativities attributed to him.
• Regiomontanus or Ioannis de Monte Regio -- Tabulae directionum profectionumque
• Ptolemy, Hermes, Bethem, Zahel, Masha'allah
• Stadius Ephemerides
• All of the above are in Latin

The Warburg Institute of the University of London

• The Warburg Digital Editions, Astrological Works
• All of the above are in Latin

WDB -- Wolfenbütteler Digitale Bibliothek Herzog August Bibliothek

At present I have not been able to figure out how to gain access to their online catalog, but below can be found a number of of specific online works from this library.

• Haly Abenragel Ratdolt 1485
• Leopold of Austria -- Compilatio Leupoldi ducatus Austrie filij de astrorum scientia Decem continens tractatus
• Cardano, Girolamo
• Commentary on Ptolemy and Other Works
• Opera Omnia -- This edition is not from the WDB. Library unknown.
• All of the above are in Latin

Deborah Houlding's Website Links to Many Other Online Books

This is the specific page on her amazing website that links to many traditional astrology books in English and Latin.

 

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