Emblems and Alchemy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Emblems and Alchemy write by Alison Adams. This book was released on 1998. Emblems and Alchemy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens
Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens write by H. M. E. de Jong. This book was released on 2002. Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Michael Maier was a 17th-century alchemist and physician to the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. Between 1614 and his death in 1622, Maier published a number of alchemical works, of which Atalanta Fugiens was undoubtedly the richest and most important. First published in 1617, it is one of the finest alchemical emblem books and unique in its own right. Michael Maier's work is richly illustrated with original prints by M. Merian; each of the 50 emblems presented consists of a motto, print, epigram, and a three-part musical setting of the epigram, followed by an exposition of its meaning. In the new publication of this important 17th-century work, Dr. H. M. E. de Jong translates the mottos and epigrams of the original 50 emblems and provides a summary of both Maier's exposition and a commentary on each emblem. She discuses the meaning and importance of the Atalanta Fugiens, the sources Maier used, and the mutual relationships between the emblems. She also includes an additional 30 alchemical engravings that explain her research, including several hard-to-find foldouts reproduced here in this volume.
Study Course on Alchemical Symbolism
Study Course on Alchemical Symbolism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Study Course on Alchemical Symbolism write by Adam McLean. This book was released on 2017-02-11. Study Course on Alchemical Symbolism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Adam McLean's well known course of instructions and exercises on the interpretation of alchemical symbolism now available in book form.This study course explores in detail the individual symbols that compose alchemical emblems and develops the ability to analyse and read them. The focus is entirely on European alchemy. A great deal of graphic material, nearly 200 colour illustrations of alchemical emblems, is contained in the twenty four lessons. The lessons include: How to recognise alchemical symbols - The geometry of alchemical emblems - Triangles, squares and circles in emblems - Symbols in opposition to one another - Resolution of opposites (Male/female) - Resolution of opposites ( snake) - Trees - An initial look at birds - Variations between different versions of emblems - Animals in the emblem space - The human figure - The Lion - The Dragon - Different types of emblems - Reading some emblems - The general alchemical process.It focuses entirely on European alchemy.
Alchemy : a Treasure House of Symbolism
Alchemy : a Treasure House of Symbolism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alchemy : a Treasure House of Symbolism write by Adam McLean. This book was released on 2020-09-04. Alchemy : a Treasure House of Symbolism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This large format book was issued in connection with Adam McLean's exhibition at the Embassy Gallery during the Edinburgh Festival 2007. It provides an overview and survey of the symbolism, gathered under three headings - Alchemy of the Cosmos, Alchemy of the Soul and Alchemy of Matter. The book shows coloured versions by Adam McLean of many of the intriguing alchemical emblems, with descriptions and analysis of their place in the history of alchemical imagery. It thus provides a simple introduction to the use of emblematic imagery in alchemy. This book was beautifully designed by the Glasgow artist, Ronnie Heeps, who also curated the exhibition.Large format A4 paperback. 50 pages. 64 coloured images.
Alchemical Symbols
Alchemical Symbols - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alchemical Symbols write by Philip Wheeler. This book was released on 2018-07-21. Alchemical Symbols available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the fourth edition of Alchemical Symbols. The purpose of this revision is to add more symbols, correct a small number of errors, and improve the overall layout of the text. We believe this to be the most comprehensive presentation of alchemical symbols available. Portions of the following symbol tables appeared in the "Last Will and Testament" of Basilius Valentinus in the seventeenth century. That table has been augmented with symbols from other sources including the "Alchemist's Handbook" by Frater Albertus, Dom Antoine Joseph Pernety's "The Great Art," Stanislas Klossowski de Rola's "Alchemy: The Secret Art," information taken from the works of Agrippa and John Read, symbols from the Bacstrom Manuscripts, and many other sources. For details please see the References section. The second part of this work is a dictionary of basic Gematria. For those desirous of seeking possible hidden meaning in the alchemistical writings through the Qabalah, the Hebrew of key alchemically-oriented words is presented along with the numerical equivalences. Following that is a short Glossary of Latin Terms of interest to students of alchemy, tables of common conversion factors, and a list of abbreviations.
