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[http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/9943207803503681 Perpetual card: Vaticina Varia] is a manuscript hand-written by an unknown author, detailing various fortune telling methods and astrological conventions. | [http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/9943207803503681 Perpetual card: Vaticina Varia] is a manuscript hand-written by an unknown author, detailing various fortune telling methods and astrological conventions. The name perpetual card means a perpetual calendar, sometimes also called an infinite calendar. This manuscript contains a calendar for the year of 1688, explanations on how to calculate the date for feasting and traditional holidays, as well as extensive examples and notes on astrological predictions. Perpetual card approaches the art of fortune-telling through numeric calculations, Christian traditions, and astrological observations. This manuscript was originally collected by the [https://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/special-notable/groups/henry-charles-lea-library Henry Charles Lea Library], and now stored in the[https://www.library.upenn.edu/kislak Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania]. | ||
The name perpetual card means a perpetual calendar, sometimes also called an infinite calendar. This manuscript contains a calendar for the year of 1688, explanations | |||
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Perpetual card: Vaticina Varia is a manuscript hand-written by an unknown author, detailing various fortune telling methods and astrological conventions. The name perpetual card means a perpetual calendar, sometimes also called an infinite calendar. This manuscript contains a calendar for the year of 1688, explanations on how to calculate the date for feasting and traditional holidays, as well as extensive examples and notes on astrological predictions. Perpetual card approaches the art of fortune-telling through numeric calculations, Christian traditions, and astrological observations. This manuscript was originally collected by the Henry Charles Lea Library, and now stored in theKislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania.