Magus, the art of magic from Faustus to Agrippa, Anthony Grafton
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Label
Magus, the art of magic from Faustus to Agrippa, Anthony Grafton
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-279) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Magus
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Anthony Grafton
Sub title
the art of magic from Faustus to Agrippa
Summary
"Anthony Grafton explores the art and influence of an opaque historical figure: the magus, or learned magician. A distinctive intellectual type in Renaissance Europe, magi contributed to the humanistic currents of the time and had a transformative impact on public life, influencing advances in sculpture, painting, engineering, and other fields."--, Provided by publisher
Creator
Subject
- Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486-1535
- Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Mirandulanus, 1463-1494
- Faust, -approximately 1540
- Magic -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
- Science and magic + History
- Magic -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
- Trithemius, Johannes, Abt zů Spanhaim, Abbas Spanhamensis, 1462-1516
- Renaissance
- Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499
- Humanists + Books and reading -- Europe -- History
Content
Author
Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Subject10
- Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486-1535
- Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Mirandulanus, 1463-1494
- Faust, -approximately 1540
- Magic -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
- Science and magic + History
- Magic -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
- Trithemius, Johannes, Abt zů Spanhaim, Abbas Spanhamensis, 1462-1516
- Renaissance
- Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499
- Humanists + Books and reading -- Europe -- History
- Content1
- Author1