Alchemy & Mysticism
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- Author：Alexander Roob
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Summary
A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore
The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism， through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era。 The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabbalists， Rosicrucians and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine， chemistry， optics and colour theory。
The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism， through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era。 The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabbalists， Rosicrucians and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine， chemistry， optics and colour theory。
Reviews
Heather
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A good visual reference book for alchemic iconography/allegorical art。 Definitely not an introduction to the topic， but useful if you have some previous understanding and are looking for a big book that's chock-full of works depicting the way that alchemists used allegory in art to both share and shroud their methods and secrets。 The written portions and how the book is laid-out overall is nicely done and quite informative。 Also works as coffee-table kitsch for people who want pretty pictures th A good visual reference book for alchemic iconography/allegorical art。 Definitely not an introduction to the topic， but useful if you have some previous understanding and are looking for a big book that's chock-full of works depicting the way that alchemists used allegory in art to both share and shroud their methods and secrets。 The written portions and how the book is laid-out overall is nicely done and quite informative。 Also works as coffee-table kitsch for people who want pretty pictures that also make them seem spiritual， I guess。 。。。more
Nerita
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Bunch of interesting pictures and not much text - that's what I'm into these days Bunch of interesting pictures and not much text - that's what I'm into these days 。。。more
Wertheimer
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From the outset you are gripped with Sanders giving enough detail as you go along as not to drag。
Keeling
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I thoroughly enjoyed Alchemy & Mysticism and fully intend to read as many books in the series as Alexander Roob writes。
Reviews by Trish
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I actually shouted out loud for their success。
bellatuscana bellatuscana
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Amazing book。 Extremely hard to understand。
Timo
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Cool subject， but this is more of an art album than a book。
Drew
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Although the artwork on display is fascinating， this book doesn’t do a great job of introducing a newcomer to the material， nor does it seem too concerned with presenting things in any logical or chronological order。 I was a bit lost through most of this， and I had to just be ok with simply picking up bits and pieces of understanding。
Sandra Leigh
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Wonderful illustrations from lots of manuscripts。 Explanations are not super helpful， but it is great to see lots of the original sourcework。 Grab another book if you want a clearer explanation on philosophical or practical alchemy。
Sharon Barrow Wilfong
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Very interesting information on the philosophies of mystics throughout the ages。 They seem to mix reality with fantasy。 Some of their assertions were very artistic， but to say that planets are "humming a certain type of energy" or specific shapes not only reflect reality， but determine reality is leaving science and entering the realm of fantasy。Still it was informative to see how so many different people， especially the artist William Blake， sought otherworldly experiences by creating "secret t Very interesting information on the philosophies of mystics throughout the ages。 They seem to mix reality with fantasy。 Some of their assertions were very artistic， but to say that planets are "humming a certain type of energy" or specific shapes not only reflect reality， but determine reality is leaving science and entering the realm of fantasy。Still it was informative to see how so many different people， especially the artist William Blake， sought otherworldly experiences by creating "secret truths" through numerology， astrology and synchronizing them with world religions。 。。。more
Cassandra
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My review is of the Bibliotheca Universalis edition that has 500-and-something pages。 This fine little book is an absolute treasure trove of esoteric imagery， complete with accompanying quotes and attributions。 It's not very wordy， but books like this primarily serve an aesthetic purpose as well as acting as a springboard for further research。 There are numerous books on the occult in a practical， wordy sense but books like this that show the illustrative side are much rarer to come across。 Even My review is of the Bibliotheca Universalis edition that has 500-and-something pages。 This fine little book is an absolute treasure trove of esoteric imagery， complete with accompanying quotes and attributions。 It's not very wordy， but books like this primarily serve an aesthetic purpose as well as acting as a springboard for further research。 There are numerous books on the occult in a practical， wordy sense but books like this that show the illustrative side are much rarer to come across。 Even if you don't know anything about the occult or don't care to， this book is objectively beautiful。 It's a hardback with a robust spine， the pages are thick and glossy and the images really pop。 There's a good mixture of black and white， sepia and full-colour images。 Content-wise， you'll find everything in here from Da Vinci to the caduceus。 There are entire sections on some of the most prevalent occult imagery such as serpents and wheels。 Even better is the fact that this book can be bought for a really low price， despite its quality and the extensive number of pages。 You really can't go wrong here！ 。。。more
Vostok_landing_gear
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This dense compilation of alchemic history is very cool and is for anyone getting into the whole topic。 Either for Reading or interpret， decode or decipher images。
Ihor Kolesnyk
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Мінімалістичне по тексту， максимально наповнене по ілюстраціях。 Можливо автор займається археологією алхімії більше， ніж практикою， але це лише на користь книзі。 В основному зосереджено увагу на західній алхімії （європейські символічні мапи）， але мабуть так на краще。 Для швидкого візуального знайомства із історією та основними екзотеричними принципами алхімії。
Eric Aguirre
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Este libro es como entrar a un museo de extravagancias。 Mi primera incursión en el mundo de la alquimia y el misticismo， y solo puedo decir que estoy totalmente fascinado。 Las imágenes del libro lo convierte en una verdadera fuente de inspiración paras las personas que se siente estancadas。 Muy interesante todo este universo de magia y ciencia que practicaban los hombres en la antigüedad。 Después de esta experiencia， porque lo llamo así: una experiencia。 Quiero saber mucho más de todo esto de la Este libro es como entrar a un museo de extravagancias。 Mi primera incursión en el mundo de la alquimia y el misticismo， y solo puedo decir que estoy totalmente fascinado。 Las imágenes del libro lo convierte en una verdadera fuente de inspiración paras las personas que se siente estancadas。 Muy interesante todo este universo de magia y ciencia que practicaban los hombres en la antigüedad。 Después de esta experiencia， porque lo llamo así: una experiencia。 Quiero saber mucho más de todo esto de la alquimia。 。。。more
David Teszár
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An amazing collection of alchemical illustrations。 You may disregard the text entirely。
Eleanor Wood
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Beautiful information later out with wonderful illustrations。 One of the clearest book on the symbolism and history
Shōkai Sinclair
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Aaron
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Good art。 Decent descriptions。 Should be bigger。
Savonarola
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I recommend making use of this as a bedside book: good dreamfood， presumably， but at the same time it very definitely puts you to sleep。 I read it over several months in this way。It could be that I've lost interest in hermeticism and so on， because I don't feel that it's a bad book so much as it is uninteresting—the book is well put together， both in terms of organization and reference materials （esp。 the extreme variety of alchemical sketches presented） and also in regards to the physicality of I recommend making use of this as a bedside book: good dreamfood， presumably， but at the same time it very definitely puts you to sleep。 I read it over several months in this way。It could be that I've lost interest in hermeticism and so on， because I don't feel that it's a bad book so much as it is uninteresting—the book is well put together， both in terms of organization and reference materials （esp。 the extreme variety of alchemical sketches presented） and also in regards to the physicality of it， the sturdy pages and textured hardcover—but my apathy towards it may also be that the book is a wholesale regurgitation without independent thinking or substantial flow; wouldn't it be better just to read the original texts？The Joyce mentions are cute and reek of him going solely off of some essay or two that he didn't cite。 Blake is brought up a lot， and I feel that the author maybe could have done better just writing a book about Blake's alchemical influences， although the author was probably heavily referencing specifically such a work。 。。。more
Niana Vinci
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Uno dei libri che ogni tanto sfoglio， per incantarmi a guardare le illustrazioni
Merahnaga
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Belum sempat dibuka。 Masih menunggu untuk dibaca。
Alysha
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The pictures were amazing， but the commentary？ Entirely nonsensical and poorly written。 I had no idea what it was referencing 90% of the time。
MacKenzie Russell
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This book is full of great artwork and very interesting concepts。 I will definitely be going back to it from time-to-time for some references。 I really enjoy learning about more abstract views of the world and "secret teachings。" This book is full of great artwork and very interesting concepts。 I will definitely be going back to it from time-to-time for some references。 I really enjoy learning about more abstract views of the world and "secret teachings。" 。。。more
Todd R
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Mainly I bought this for the insane amount of Alchemical pictures that have been gathered in one place。 If you're interested in Alchemy and it's history you really can't go wrong here。 The descriptions aren't really the most detailed， but they do a good job of explaining some of the more obscure ideas and can help get you started researching on your own。 Mainly I bought this for the insane amount of Alchemical pictures that have been gathered in one place。 If you're interested in Alchemy and it's history you really can't go wrong here。 The descriptions aren't really the most detailed， but they do a good job of explaining some of the more obscure ideas and can help get you started researching on your own。 。。。more
Tomislav Urban
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Many interesting images， but the text is utterly opaque。
Μαρία Γεωργοπούλου
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Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο δεν έχει να κάνει με την ιστορία της Αλχημείας αλλά είναι μία άκρως ενδιαφέρουσα συλλογή εικόνων και σχεδίων που έχουν να κάνουν με αυτή。 Είναι εντυπωσιακές εικόνες και βοηθούν τον αναγνώστη να ταξιδέψει νοερά σε περασμένους αιώνες όταν κάποιοι άνθρωποι μέσω της Αλχημείας προσπαθούσαν να δώσουν απαντήσεις για σημαντικά ζητήματα。Σίγουρα κάποιος που δε γνωρίζει ούτε καν τις βασικές αρχές της Αλχημείας， όπως και εγώ άλλωστε， δε θα καταλάβει σχεδόν τίποτα από τα σχέδια， αλλά ε Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο δεν έχει να κάνει με την ιστορία της Αλχημείας αλλά είναι μία άκρως ενδιαφέρουσα συλλογή εικόνων και σχεδίων που έχουν να κάνουν με αυτή。 Είναι εντυπωσιακές εικόνες και βοηθούν τον αναγνώστη να ταξιδέψει νοερά σε περασμένους αιώνες όταν κάποιοι άνθρωποι μέσω της Αλχημείας προσπαθούσαν να δώσουν απαντήσεις για σημαντικά ζητήματα。Σίγουρα κάποιος που δε γνωρίζει ούτε καν τις βασικές αρχές της Αλχημείας， όπως και εγώ άλλωστε， δε θα καταλάβει σχεδόν τίποτα από τα σχέδια， αλλά είναι πραγματική απόλαυση να τα βλέπεις！ 。。。more
Senka Mušić
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This book is a treasurechest of all things weird and mystical。 The reproduction of some of the artworks is stunning。
David Cheuquen Barrientos
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"Este compendio plasma la riquísima tradición artística de la alquimia， desde las tallas medievales hasta las ilustraciones de William Blake"。 Así se describe este libro que trae muchas ilustraciones， grabados， etc。 de influencia esotérica agrupados por distintos temas místicos。 Trae descripciones interesantes e información de los mismos。 Como todos los libros de Taschen， económicos y hermosos。 "Este compendio plasma la riquísima tradición artística de la alquimia， desde las tallas medievales hasta las ilustraciones de William Blake"。 Así se describe este libro que trae muchas ilustraciones， grabados， etc。 de influencia esotérica agrupados por distintos temas místicos。 Trae descripciones interesantes e información de los mismos。 Como todos los libros de Taschen， económicos y hermosos。 。。。more
Anton
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3。5 ⭐️ - 5 for the art and 2 for the descriptions and the narrative Ultimately this is a very well collated art album
Intortetor
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un libro dedicato alle rappresentazioni pittoriche dell'alchemia: da sfogliare più volte per perdersi nelle straordinarie illustrazioni raccolte （che più volte mi è capitato di ritrovare nelle grafiche di dischi industrial o metal）。 un libro dedicato alle rappresentazioni pittoriche dell'alchemia: da sfogliare più volte per perdersi nelle straordinarie illustrazioni raccolte （che più volte mi è capitato di ritrovare nelle grafiche di dischi industrial o metal）。 。。。more
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