Medieval Western astrology and mythology were not direct extensions of antiquity. Rather, with their roots in Eastern sources, they were newly created concepts based both on the Western literary tradition and Eastern iconography.
What evidence supports the evolution of musical instruments between the 13th and 15th centuries?A total of 148 instruments depicted across six manuscripts shows developmental changes, such as the lute and hurdy-gurdy, emphasizing regional variants in southern Italy and the Low Countries.How does the iconography of Venus and Mercury reflect music's societal role?Fendulus's illustrations reveal Venus and Mercury as central figures in astrology related to music, indicating their cultural significance in performance and artistic creativity until the end of the Renaissance.What misinterpretations occurred in the translation of Abu Ma'šar's text regarding music?Translations often mistook instruments, such as interpreting the symbolic 'sanj' as percussion rather than strings, severely affecting their astrological contextual significance.
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Maf1 is a conserved repressor of RNA polymerase (pol) III transcription; however, its physiological role in the context of a multicellular organism is not well understood. Here, we show that C.
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