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.