The Place of Magic in the Intellectual History of Europe
Authored by: Lynn Thorndike
Published by: Ars Obscura Press
Originally published in 1905, this work, after a manner, is an outline for Lynn Thorndike’s later monumental magnum opus, the eight volume set of the History of Magic and Experimental Science.
This work is first and foremost a historical primer. From the Classical to the Medieval eras, the history of Magick is explored through the works and the personages of these periods. Primary source material is laid clear that comprises the primary signposts of this lineage. These being the likes of Pliny and his Natural History, to Pythagoras, Aristotle, Cato, Boswell, Galen, Seneca and Cicero’s Dream of Scipio, to name a few. Mr. Thorndike provides a thorough groundwork. The eclipse of Magick by science and yet the ageless persistence of Magickal inclinations brings gravity to the issues of the scientific questions of Magick’s evolution. In keeping with the scholar tradition, there are copious Latin and Greek footnotes throughout.
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Trade Cloth Edition
ISBN: 0-9623780-9-7
Original price: $55.00
Contributors
Authored by: Lynn Thorndike.
Edited by: Joel Radcliffe.
Physical Description
Dimensions: 4.25 x 7 inches.
Page Count: 12 pp.,107 pgs.
Binding
Binding: Gray book cloth, gold stamp on spine with jacket.
Typography: Type has been set in Garamond and Athenian.
Limited/Library Edition
ISBN: 0-9623780-9-7
Original price: $105.00
Copies printed: 250 copies. (OUT OF PRINT)
Contributors
Authored by: Lynn Thorndike.
Edited by: Joel Radcliffe.
Physical Description
Dimensions: 4.25 x 7 inches.
Page Count: 12 pp.,107 pgs.
Other Physical Details: Individually hand-numbered.
Binding
Binding: A full leather binding in burgundy kidskin. Leather headbands and black silk ribbon. Sewn marble endpapers, also burgundy. This book is hand-sewn on 2 sawn-in cords. Gold gilted title and author on the spine with gilted lines parallel to the 5 raised bands.
Typography: Type has been set in Garamond and Athenian.
Content Note
Accompanying material: A lined (with matching marble paper) slipcase is available, but is an extra $60.00
