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These three weeks will explore the world of the citizens of Padua in the medieval period, captured in images across three registers on the walls of the Palazzo della Ragione, the mighty medieval law courts that were in action until 1797. The three top registers of these medieval law courts show a diversity of imagery, from sky constellations, to Christian saints, labours associated with each month and the seasonal trades and skills exemplified by the Paduan workforce.

In approaching the scheme with knowledge of poetic astronomy and naked eye astronomy, this presentation offers original insights into that medieval world, rich with the ideas that the ruling Commune regarded as important between the order of the celestial realms and the order of life on earth.