Astrology and the Popular Press: English Almanacs 1500 to 1800, Bernard Capp's 1979 academic monograph from Faber and Faber, by a historian at the University of Warwick, is the first and standard in depth scholarly history of English almanacs across exactly that period, including the printed Man of Signs, or zodiac man, figure's prevalence over the period. Its strength is that it remains the standard scholarly source for the print history and statistical claims about the figure's appearance in English almanacs. Its limit is that its own start date of 1500 means it does not cover the earlier medieval manuscript tradition, such as Books of Hours and folding almanacs, that predates it.
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Tier one: a peer reviewed academic monograph by a University of Warwick historian, the standard scholarly history of English almanacs across its period. Its own start date of 1500 means it does not reach the earlier medieval manuscript tradition, which is this source's stated limit rather than a defect in its coverage of the period it does cover. NotesBernard Capp, Professor of History at the University of Warwick. The first and standard in-depth scholarly history of English almanacs across exactly 1500 to 1800, including the printed Man of Signs (zodiac man) figure's prevalence over that period. Use for the print-history and statistical claims about the figure's appearance in English almanacs; it does not cover the medieval manuscript tradition (Books of Hours, folding almanacs) that predates its 1500 start date.
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AuthorBernard Capp
PublisherFaber and Faber
Publication Year1979
Source Typeacademic monograph
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Body Parts, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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