The Book of Magic - From Antiquity to the Enlightenment Lukas Feireiss Ein Lieblingsbuch von Hanna Mattes

Ein Lieblingsbuch von Hanna Mattes

Nach dem Vorbild mittelalterlicher Kompendien portraitiert Caspar Henderson in seinem Bestiarium der Gegenwart Kreaturen

Die europäischen Klassiker langweilten diesen gelehrten Dandy

this book critically surveys that thesis and points to its limitations

Die Mandel ist nicht nur nahrhaft

The Book of Magic - From Antiquity to the Enlightenment Lukas Feireiss Ein Lieblingsbuch von Hanna Mattes'. . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun . . .' This rich, fascinating anthology of the western magical tradition stretches from its roots in the wizardry of the Old Testament and the rituals of the ancient world, through writers such as Thomas Aquinas, John Milton, John Dee and