Kempenaer 1597 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Esoterism The End of Times Paulus de Kempenaer, [manuscript leaves with drawings and text in Dutch, no title]. Northern Netherlands, 1597. M 310 Brussels-born David Joris 1584 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Esoterism A Book of Wonders David Joris, T’wonderboeck. Vianen: [Dirk Mullem, 1584]. Fol. Main work of the spiritualist David Joris (1501-1556). Joris Nazari 1564 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Alchemy The transmutation of Metals Giovanni Battista Nazari, Il Metamorfosi metallico et humano. Brescia: Francesco Marchetti, 1564. 4to. First edition of Hypnerotomachie February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Typography & Hieroglyphs The meaning of hieroglyphs Francesco Colonna, Hypnerotomachie, ou discours du songe de Poliphile. Paris: Jacques Kerver, 1561. There were four Tory 1549 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Typography & Divine proportions The first translation of the Alcoran Geoffrey Tory, L’ art & science de la vraye proportion des lettres attiques. Paris: for Vivant Gautherot, 1549. Alcoran 1542 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Alcoran The first translation of the Alcoran Theodorus Bibliander (ed.), Alcoran. [Basel: Johannes Oporinus, [1542-1543]. Fol. First translation into Latin Twelve oriental alphabets February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Hebrew & Arabic Guillaume Postel, Linguarum duodecim characteribus differentium alphabetum. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Denys Lescuyer, [1538]. 4to. Postel (1510-1581) Boethius 1521 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Cabala Boethius a Christian Cabalist? Boethius, Arithmetica. Paris: Simon de Colines, 1521. Fol. While Boethius (d. 525) himself attached no mystical Alcinous 1472 February 16, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Plato & Incunabula A Handbook of Platonism Alcinous, Disciplinarum Platonius epitoma. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1472. Fol. This ’Handbook of Platonism’ was written in Lefèvre d’Étaples February 16, 2025 Humanism & Bibliophiles 24 & Bible & Censorship Censorship in action Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, Epistola ad Rhomanos. Paris: Henri Estienne, 1512. Fol. The first edition of two Latin versions of Three unknown Hermetic treatises February 16, 2025 Hermetism & Bibliophiles 24 & Woodcut Symphorien Champier, Liber de quadruplici vita. Lyon: Jacques Huguetan for Stephan Guenard, 1507. Champier, the first to promote the works of Ficino De laudibus sancte crucis February 16, 2025 Bible & Bibliophiles 24 & Typography The Holy Cross Rhabanus Maurus, De laudibus sancte crucis. Pforzheim: Thomas Anshelm, 1503. Fol. Using examples from late Antiquity, Rhabanus The Bible illustrated February 16, 2025 Bible & Bibliophiles 24 & Woodcut & Hand colored Petrus von Rosenheim, Hexastichon Sebastiani Brantn[!] memorabiles evangelistarum figuras. Pforzheim, Thomas Anshelm, 1502. The book contains Hermes Trismegistus 1503 February 16, 2025 Hermetism & Bibliophiles 24 The first German edition of Hermes Hermes Trismegistus, De potestate et sapientia Dei. Mainz, Johann Schoeffer, 1503. 8vo. Seventh edition of the Plantin Biblia regia February 16, 2025 Plantin & Bibliophiles 24 & Bible The most beautiful Bible ever printed Biblia Sacrae Hebraice, Chaldaice, Graece, & Latine [’Biblia regia’]. Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1568-1571.