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Zodiac sign of CANCER in a 9th century manuscript
The zodiac sign of CANCER is associated with the month of June and it is represented by a crab or lobster-like scorpion. In most of the standard iconographic compositions, the crab is viewed from above with its legs splayed on either side. It can vary in size from a small insect-like creature to a large oval shaped shell. Most of the times it is represented against a plain background, yet there are cases when it is against a landscape, at time with an associated river. In the modern horoscope, the zodiac sign of CANCER covers the period from about June 21 – July 22.
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Manuscript title: Astronomical-computistic encyclopedia
Origin: St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Period: 9th century
Image source: St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 250, p. 483 – Astronomical-computistic encyclopedia (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/csg/0250/483)
Zodiac sign of CANCER in a 9th century manuscript
The zodiac sign of CANCER is associated with the month of June and it is represented by a crab or lobster-like scorpion. In most of the standard iconographic compositions, the crab is viewed from above with its legs splayed on either side. It can vary in size from a small insect-like creature to a large oval shaped shell. Most of the times it is represented against a plain background, yet there are cases when it is against a landscape, at time with an associated river. In the modern horoscope, the zodiac sign of CANCER covers the period from about June 21 – July 22.
Link to the "Zodiac sign of CANCER" set.
Link to the "Zodiac signs" collection.
Manuscript title: Astronomical-computistic encyclopedia
Origin: St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Period: 9th century
Image source: St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 250, p. 483 – Astronomical-computistic encyclopedia (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/csg/0250/483)