The Hunterian Psalter (or York Psalter) was produced in England sometime around A.D. 1170 and is now part of the collection of Glasgow University Library. Besides very many deeply religious and devotional pieces of artistic decoration, the astronomical Zodiac sign for each month is also exquisitely illustrated in a roundel on every calendar page.
The Zodiac sign of Sagittarius in the Hunterian Psalter. It is hard to dismiss the use of the Zodiac as untraditional in the Catholic Church when documents as far back as A.D. 1170 clearly show it being used to track the passing of time.
The illustration of the Zodiac sign of Gemini in the Hunterian Psalter.
Keep watching this space for more great examples of the Catholic Church using the Zodiac constellations through the ages!
"And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years." Gen. 1:14
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Keep watching this space for more great examples of the Catholic Church using the Zodiac constellations through the ages!
"And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years." Gen. 1:14
You can order the Calendar right here and now:
I always thought anything having to do with Zodiac was superstitious. I now see that I am wrong in my thinking. These blogs have been very enlightening and quite interesting as well. Thank you for sharing! MFB
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