Shlomo Sela is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Jewish Thought at Bar-Ilan University. His research focuses on Jewish attitudes toward the sciences, with special interest in the history of astrology in the Middle Ages. With this volume, he continues the publication of Abraham Ibn Ezra’s complete works on astrology.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsGeneral IntroductionThe Reception of Abraham Ibn Ezra in the Latin WestLiber nativitatum and Liber Abraham Iudei de NativitatibusEarlier Research on NativitatumEarlier Research on De nativitatibusNativities and Abraham Ibn Ezra’s Work on NativitiesThe Thematic Organization of Nativitatum, De Nativitatibus and MoladotThe Introductions to Nativitatum and De nativitatibusFixed Stars and Constellations in Nativitatum and De NativitatibusJewish Content in Nativitatum and De nativitatibusAre Nativitatum and De Nativitatibus Latin Translations of a Hebrew Text by Abraham Ibn Ezra?Authorship and Date of Composition of Nativitatum; Links between Nativitatum and Ibn Ezra’s WorkTwo Latin Translations of Fragments from the Hebrew Source Text of NativitatumThe Four Versions of De NativitatibusThe Relationship among the Manuscripts and the Dates of the Four VersionsThe Earliest Evidence for the Existence of De NativitatibusDid Henry Bate Play a Role in the Composition of De Nativitatibus?Date of Composition of De NativitatibusTransmission of De NativitatibusManuscripts for the Critical Edition of NativitatumWitnesses for the Critical Edition of De NativitatibusEditorial and Translation PrinciplesPart One: Liber nativitatum. Latin Text and English TranslationPart Two: Notes to Liber nativitatumPart Three: Liber Abraham Iudei de Nativitatibus. Latin Text and English TranslationPart Four: Notes to Liber Abraham Iudei de NativitatibusPlatesPart Five: Appendices1 Abraham Ibn Ezra’s Astrological Corpus2 Indications of the Horoscopic Places in Nativitatum, De Nativitatibus, and Moladot3 The 14 Horoscopic Diagrams of Nat44 Henry Bate’s Translation of Fragments from Moladot II5 Peter d’Abano’s Translation of a Fragment from Moladot II6 Additions at the End of Nat27 Additions to Nat3 from Peter d’Abano’s Translation of Ibn Ezra’s Moladot8 Comparison Between Nat1 and Nat49 Manuscripts, Print Editions and Translations of De Nativitatibus10 English-Latin Glossary of Technical Terms in Nativitatum and De Nativitatibus11 Latin-English Index to the English-Latin Glossaries12 Authorities and Sources in Nativitatum and De Nativitatibus13 Literal Renderings in Nativitatum of Hebrew Words/Expressions Employed by Ibn Ezra14 Additions at the End of Nativitatum15 Index of Technical Terms and Biographical NotesBibliographyIndex