| List of Illustrations | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | The Medieval Debate about Astrology | 25 |
| Ch. 3 | The Making of an Astrologer: The Development of Pierre d'Ailly's Thought on the Stars | 43 |
| Ch. 4 | Astrology and the Narration of History | 61 |
| Ch. 5 | The Great Schism and the Coming of the Apocalypse | 85 |
| Ch. 6 | Astrology and the Postponement of the End | 102 |
| Ch. 7 | The Concordance of Astrology and Theology | 122 |
| Appendix 1. A Note on the Availability of d'Ailly's Writings on Astrology | 131 |
| Appendix 2. A Chronology of d'Ailly's Works Dealing with Astrology | 136 |
| Abbreviations | 138 |
| Notes | 139 |
| Select Bibliography | 209 |
| Index | 227 |