SEVEN KEYS OF HONORATUS MARINIER

Marinier, Honoratus; Adam McLean; Vincent Matley

Verlag: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, Glasgow, 2007

Beschreibung

Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by McLean; Translated by Vincent Matley with an Introduction by Adam McLean; 11.5" x 8"; 49 pages with 24 full page color illustrations; Bound in leatherette. This late Eighteenth Century work is preserved in two manuscripts. It is almost completely unknown. It consists of a series of seven 'keys' presenting the alchemical work in a sequence of twenty two emblematic figures. These are provided with explanatory texts, providing practical explanations of the allegorical imagery. The allegorical images present a kind of alchemical drama featuring as its main characters Vulcan, Apollo, Diana, Mercury, Saturn, and the alchemical adept. It follows the conventional alchemical idea of the sequence of colour changes - black, through white, to red. It uses the idea of the hermaphrodite and bird symbols. This work could well be the last alchemical emblematic sequence ever to have been created. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 32367

Bibliografische Details

Titel: SEVEN KEYS OF HONORATUS MARINIER

Verlag: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, Glasgow

Erscheinungsdatum: 2007

Zustand: Cloth bound in fine condition.

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: First edition.