Alchemy & Mysticism MapsThe Hermetic Museum takes readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the medieval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabalists, Rosicrucians, and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics, and color theory. Even for those with no knowledge of the
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Entries by scholars from a variety of fields provide new perspectives on individual drawings and discuss the ways in which they reflect changes in artistic practice and the evolution of draftsmanship
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We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge
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The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature
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With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars
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Contenau has chosen to survey the period between 700 and 530 B
