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Bibliophiles 24

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Bruno 1595 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Astronomy & Philosophy A Multitude of Worlds Giordano Bruno, Summa terminorum. Zurich: Johannes Wolff, 1595. 4to. Bruno became best known for his Copernicanism and his Trismosinus 1708 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Alchemy Alchemy presented as Death and Rebirth of a King Salomon Trismosinus, Aurei velleris oder der guldin Schatz und Kunstkammer Tractatus quintus. Khunrath 1608 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Alchemy Alchemy as a Theatre of Eternal Wisdom Heinrich Khunrath, Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae. Magdeburg: Levinus Braun, 1608 (1609). Fol. This work Coornhert 1630 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Philosophy Against Torture Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Wercken. Amsterdam: Jacob Aertsz. Colom, 1630 [=1629-1632]. 3 vols. Fol. Famous edition of Coornhert’s Ashmole 1652 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Alchemy An Anthology of British Alchemy Elias Ashmole, Theatrum chemicum Britannicum. London: John Grismond for Nathanael Brookes, 1652. Elias Ashmole was Comenius 1657 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Education & Philosophy Learning by Example Comenius, Opera didactica omnia. Amsterdam: Christophorus Cunradus & Gabriel à Roy, 1657. Fol. The Moravian education reformer Spinoza 1677 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Philosophy God is Nature Benedictus de Spinoza, De nagelate schriften. [Amsterdam: Jan Rieuwertsz., 1677]. 4to. After Spinoza’s death in 1677 all the Gichtel 1723 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Bible & Böhme & Mysticism Spiritiual Rebirth Johann Georg Gichtel, Eine kurtze Eroeffnung und Anweisung der dreyen Principien und Welten im Menschen. N.p., n.n.,, 1723. The Scheuchzer 1735 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Bible Science and the Bible Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, Geestelycke natuurkunde. Amsterdam: Petrus II Schenk, 1735-1738 (19 parts in 15 vols.). Dutch Magia vera February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Magic Magic Magia vera (and) Die Heilige Geist Kunst (and) Clavicula Salomonis. Manuscript, Germany, 18th century. M 243 Three magical texts, in German, Böhme 1764 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Rosicrucianism & Mysticism The first complete English translation of Jacob Böhme Jacob Böhme, The Works. London: Matthew Richardson & George Robinson, 1764-1781. 4to. First Maier 1618 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Rosicrucianism & Emblems & Alchemy Explaining the Universe Michael Maier, Atalanta fugiens. Oppenheim: Hieronymus Galler, 1618. 4to In this famous work, Michael Maier (1568-1622) uses Fludd 1629 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Rosicrucianism The Bee knows how to find the Rose Robert Fludd, Summum bonum. [Frankfurt]: n.n.. 1629. Fol. On the title page, Fludd refers to the true wisdom of Fludd 1617 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Paracelsus & Rosicrucianism How to know Everything Robert Fludd, Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minores metaphysica, physica atque technica historia. Oppenheim: Hieronymus Trismosinus 1598 February 17, 2025 Bibliophiles 24 & Alchemy How to make Gold Salomon Trismosinus, Aureum vellus oder guldin Schatz und Kunstkammer. Rorschach: n.n., 1598. 4to. Trismosinus was a legendary 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.