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  • An astrologer. Watercolour by an Indian artist, ca. 1825.
  • Simon Forman, astrologer. Oil painting after J. Bulfinch, ca. 1900.
  • Simon Forman, astrologer. Oil painting after J. Bulfinch, ca. 1900.
  • Astrological tables from the book of the birth of Iskandar
  • The dance of death: the astrologer. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • An astrologer telling a lady's fortune. Lithograph by J. Prat after C.C. Renoux.
  • The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac. Gouache paintings by an Persian artist, 18--(?).
  • The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac. Gouache paintings by an Persian artist, 18--(?).
  • An unidentified Persian astrologer or mathematician. Gouache painting by a Persian artist, Qajar period.
  • Astronomy: an astrologer sits in a landscape with his hand on a globe. Line engraving, 1707 [?].
  • A fisherwoman blown by the wind; representing Pisces in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.
  • An astronomer and astrologer in his study, plotting points on a globe with a pair of dividers. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
  • An astrologer wearing spectacles sits in his study reading by a globe. Line engraving by G.L. Heitel(?) after J.J. Vliet, 1634.
  • Li Chunfeng, the Chinese mathematician, astrologer and cosmologist, wearing traditional costume, holding the 'Eight Trigrams' symbol incorporating the 'Yin-yang' symbol. Watercolour, China, 18--.
  • An astrologer wearing spectacles sits in his study reading by a globe. Line engraving by G.L. Heitel (?) after J.J. Vliet, 1634.
  • One plate of an astrolabe. The usual stereographic projection (with unequal hour lines and the 12 astrological houses for latitude 43 degrees ? 40'.
  • In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by William Hogarth.
  • Subtle the alchemist, posing as an astrologer, being visited by Abel Drugger, in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by C. Grignion, 1791, after J. Graham.
  • Subtle the alchemist, posing as an astrologer, being visited by Abel Drugger, in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by C. Grignion, 1791, after J. Graham.
  • A coat of arms in an astrological common-place book by E. Sibly showing a dragon holding a star, seated upon a knights helmet and shield
  • A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.
  • A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
  • A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
  • In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Aquatint by C. Rosenberg, 1799, after William Hogarth.
  • In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by T. Cook, ca. 1808, after W. Hogarth.
  • An alchemist poring over a book, on his table stand an hour-glass, a skull, and an astrological globe. Engraving by J.N. Tardieu after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
  • An alchemist poring over a book, on his table stand an hour-glass, a skull, and an astrological globe. Engraving by J.N. Tardieu after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
  • Abe no Seimei, the Taoist astrologer, foretells the imminent death of the priest Chika, at his bedside; a young monk, Shoku, offers his life to save that of the dying man. Coloured woodcut, 1646.
  • Culpeper's Complete English physician enlarged and improved, or, An universal medical herbal, and botanical and astrological practice of physic ... : in three parts ... / By Nicholas Culpeper ; with valuable additions and improvements, by Geo. Alex. Gordon.
  • Culpeper's Complete English physician enlarged and improved, or, An universal medical herbal, and botanical and astrological practice of physic ... : in three parts ... / By Nicholas Culpeper ; with valuable additions and improvements, by Geo. Alex. Gordon.