Magical Manuscripts in Early Modern Europe: The Clandestine Trade in Illegal Book Collections
(Part of the New Directions in Book History Series)
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This book presents the story of a unique collection of 140 manuscripts of 'learned magic' that was sold for a fantastic sum within the clandestine channels of the German book trade in the early eighteenth century. The book will interpret this collection from two angles - as an artefact of the early modern book market as well as the longue-dur e tradition of Western learned magic -, thus taking a new stance towards scribal texts that are often regarded...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3319595245
ISBN13:9783319595245
Release Date:September 2017
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:166 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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