On the trail of the #Scottish medieval astrologer and astronomer Michael Scot I went to #Sicily. Any comments more than welcome! https://daceblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/palermo.html #historyofscience #medievalscience
Palermo

"next stop: Toledo" I wrote, eagerly anticipating the continuation of the Michael Scot trail. Melrose was great fun but it yielded only me...

The Court of Emperor Frederick II in Palermo (1865), by Arthur von Ramberg. I wonder if one of these characters is Ramberg's depiction of Michael Scot, who had made his way from #Scotland to become Court Astrologer here? #medievalscience #michaelscot #historyofscience