Zodiac sign of SCORPIO in a 15th century manuscript

The zodiac sign of SCORPIO is associated with the month of October and it is represented by the scorpion. In some of the standard medieval iconographic compositions, the scorpion is normally viewed from above and is similar to the crab (used to represent Cancer and the month of June). Being that many of the artist and illuminators responsible for these works never saw a scorpion or had a model book to work from, the representation of this sign reflect great variety. Therefore, the scorpion can have a long tail extending from his head or can look like a dog or a tortoise. In the modern horoscope the zodiac sign of SCORPIO covers the period from about 23 October until 21 November.

 

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Manuscript title: Codex Schürstab

 

Origin: Nünberg (Germany)

 

Period: 15th century

 

Image source: Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 54, p. 22r – Codex Schürstab (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/zbz/C0054/22r)

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