Stephen Skinner, Rafal T. Prinke, Georgiana Hedesan

Gebundenes Buch

Splendor Solis

The World's Most Famous Alchemical Manuscript

Beschreibung

The only high-quality yet affordable edition available of the classic alchemical manuscript Splendor Solis, described as â the most magnificent treatise on alchemy ever madeâ . Includes up-to-date commentary from experts in the field and a modern translation of the 16th-century text.

Autor

Dr Stephen Skinner is an expert in 15th and 16th-century manuscripts, having edited Dr John Dee's Spiritual Diaries. He has written more than 40 books on Western esoteric traditions Dr Rafał T. Prinkeis a historian and an assistant professor at Eugeniusz Piasecki University in Poznań, Poland. He recently published a 900-page book on alchemical writings from the earliest times until the end of the 18th century. He is also, along with Stephen Skinner, one of the contributors to the Watkins edition of the Voynich Manuscript. Dr Georgiana (Jo) Hedesan specializes in the history of alchemy, with a particular focus on medical alchemy, and the early modern movements of Paracelsianism and Helmontianism. Her first book, entitledAn Alchemical Quest for Universal Knowledgewas published in 2016 by Routledge. Dr Joscelyn Godwin is Professor of Music Emeritus at Colgate University. He is well known for his work on occult philosophy and magic, and for having completed the only contemporary translation of the Splendor Solis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Watkins Media Limited
• 0 New edition
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 270mm x 189mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 886g
• ISBN-13: 9781786782052
• ISBN-10: 1786782057
• Artikelnr.: 53167474