Count Michael Maier: Life and Writings

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Author: J. B. Craven

ISBN-10: 0922802920

ISBN-13: 9780922802920

Category: Medical Figures

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This reprint of a 1914 publication provides an introduction for the serious student of alchemy via the works of Count Michael Maier (1568- 1622), one of the giants of the Alchemical renaissance. The collection includes Maier's Atalanta Fugiens and Themis Aurea, as well as 14 lesser known works. A biography traces Maier's career as a physician, his associations with other figures of the era, and his pursuit of alchemy. A foreword details Craven's life, writings, and his role in illuminating the practice of alchemy. There is no subject index. Ibis Press is an imprint of Nicholas-Hays, Inc. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

ForewordixLife of Maier1References to Maier and His Works11Introduction13WorksArcana Arcanissima31De Circulo Physico, Quadrato51Lusus Serius53Examen Fucorum Pseudo-Chymicorum61Tocus Severus64Silentium Post Clamores65Symbola Aureae Mensae Duodecim Nationum68Atalanta Fugiens85Tripus Aureus94Themis Aurea98Viatorium105Verum Inventum111Tractatus De Volucri Arborea117Septimana Philosophica132Civitas Corporis140Cantilenae Intellectuales De Phcenice Redivivo146Ulysses156Colloquium Rhodostauroticum161Echo Colloquii Rhodo-Staurotici161Christianae Religionis Summa, Diaz163Scholasterium Christianum163Contributory Works and Works Not Seen by the Author, a List of164