Magus (Hardback)
Grafton, Anthony (Author)
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At the heart of the extraordinary ferment of the High Renaissance stood a distinctive, strange and beguiling figure: the magus. An unstable mix of scientist, bibliophile, engineer, fabulist and fraud, the magus ushered in modern physics and chemistry while also working on everything from secret codes to siege engines to magic tricks. Anthony Grafton's wonderfully original book discusses the careers of men who somehow managed to be both figures of startling genius and - by some measures - credulous or worse. The historical Faust, Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola, Johannes Trithemius and He...
ISBN (SKU)
9781846143632
Pages
289
Weight
517g
Dimensions
240x162x29
Imprint
Allen Lane
Published
04, January, 2024
Genres
Witchcraft & Mythology
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