Colloquia Maruliana, Vol. 34 No. 34, 2025.
Original scientific paper
Croatian Lands in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Astrological Predictions and Astronomical Studies. Examples from Central European Sources
Tomislav Matić
; Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb
Abstract
This paper analyzes instances in which Croatian lands – primarily Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia – were mentioned in late Medieval and early Renaissance astrological studies, mostly those published during Marko Marulić’s lifetime. These studies originate in Central European scholarly circles, above all those centered on the universities of Vienna and Cracow. The first part of the paper examines whether contemporary astronomers knew of the existence and geographic position of Croatian lands, a prerequisite for the making of astrological predictions. The second part examines the astrological predictions themselves. The texts studied here are contained within manuscripts and prints that circulated in the period and were available to a wider public. It is also explained how astrological predictions were socially relevant in the studied period and how a study of them can help readers understand contemporary mindsets.
Keywords
astronomy; astrology; geography; Renaissance; Croatian history
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339039
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Publication date:
21.11.2025.
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