The Diagram as Paradigm explores medieval diagrams in Byzantium, the Islamicate world, and the Latin West. Case studies consider the theoretical dimensions of diagramming in historical disciplines ranging from philosophy to cosmology. Four introductory essays provide overviews of diagrammatic traditions of the regions explored in this volume.
Read this book because I knew there would be cool medieval astrology stuff in it, and I was not disappointed. Also I could tell the pretentious astrology haters in my life that I was reading a book on comparative medieval art history to get them off my back