The works of Robert Fludd are legendary, representing the high-water mark of Hermetic and Rosicrucian philosophy and are made all the more famous for their copious woodcuts by Theodor de Bry. Here we have his landmark Utriusque Cosmi Maioris scilicet et Minoris metaphysica, physica atque technique historia bound with De supernaturali, naturali, praeternaturali et contranaturali Microcosmi historia in stunning condition. In these pages, Fludd lays out the Hermetic doctrine of the harmony of the macrocosm with the microcosm detailing that relationship from the origins to the universe to the inner structure of the human mind. Copiously illustrated with some of the most famous woodcuts in the history of western esotericism. This volume is nearly impossible to find and remains a cornerstone of the occult imagination.
Fludd’s vast cosmological system represents one of the last and grandest syntheses of Renaissance Hermeticism, an attempt to reconcile divine revelation, natural philosophy, music, and mathematics into a single vision of universal order. His diagrams of spheres, ladders, light, and sound are not merely illustrations but visual metaphysics, expressing the deep correspondences that bind the celestial and the terrestrial, the spirit and the body. The de Bry engravings remain among the most haunting images ever produced in the service of esoteric thought. Few works so perfectly embody the fusion of science, mysticism, and art that defined the Hermetic world view at its zenith. A masterpiece of symbolic philosophy and one of the most visually arresting monuments of early modern occult literature.
Provenance: Georg Kloss Library (1787/1854) with the paper ex libris applied to the front cover “Georgius Klotz M.D. Frankfurt ad Moenum”, German historian and doctor, collector of rare texts, whose collection was sold to a famous English auction house in 1835.
Fludd Robert, Utriusque Cosmi Maioris scilicet et Minoris metaphysica, physica atque technique historia. Bound with: Robert Fludd. De supernaturali, naturali, praeternaturali et contranaturali Microcosmi historia. Oppenheim - 1617/1619 - Theodor de Bry, tipis Hieronymi Galleri. (2), 206, (6) p. Tomus 1 Tractatus 1, 277, (3b) p. Tomus 2 Tractatus 1, 191, (11),(2b) p. Tomus 2 Tractatus 1 sectio 2. Original initial and end blanks. Folio. Numerous woodcuts. Solid binding in contemporary vellum, yapp edges. Minor foxing and browning. Collation complete, all woodcuts intact. Some censorship on frontis. Extremely Rare.
The works of Robert Fludd are legendary, representing the high-water mark of Hermetic and Rosicrucian philosophy and are made all the more famous for their copious woodcuts by Theodor de Bry. Here we have his landmark Utriusque Cosmi Maioris scilicet et Minoris metaphysica, physica atque technique historia bound with De supernaturali, naturali, praeternaturali et contranaturali Microcosmi historia in stunning condition. In these pages, Fludd lays out the Hermetic doctrine of the harmony of the macrocosm with the microcosm detailing that relationship from the origins to the universe to the inner structure of the human mind. Copiously illustrated with some of the most famous woodcuts in the history of western esotericism. This volume is nearly impossible to find and remains a cornerstone of the occult imagination.
Fludd’s vast cosmological system represents one of the last and grandest syntheses of Renaissance Hermeticism, an attempt to reconcile divine revelation, natural philosophy, music, and mathematics into a single vision of universal order. His diagrams of spheres, ladders, light, and sound are not merely illustrations but visual metaphysics, expressing the deep correspondences that bind the celestial and the terrestrial, the spirit and the body. The de Bry engravings remain among the most haunting images ever produced in the service of esoteric thought. Few works so perfectly embody the fusion of science, mysticism, and art that defined the Hermetic world view at its zenith. A masterpiece of symbolic philosophy and one of the most visually arresting monuments of early modern occult literature.
Provenance: Georg Kloss Library (1787/1854) with the paper ex libris applied to the front cover “Georgius Klotz M.D. Frankfurt ad Moenum”, German historian and doctor, collector of rare texts, whose collection was sold to a famous English auction house in 1835.
Fludd Robert, Utriusque Cosmi Maioris scilicet et Minoris metaphysica, physica atque technique historia. Bound with: Robert Fludd. De supernaturali, naturali, praeternaturali et contranaturali Microcosmi historia. Oppenheim - 1617/1619 - Theodor de Bry, tipis Hieronymi Galleri. (2), 206, (6) p. Tomus 1 Tractatus 1, 277, (3b) p. Tomus 2 Tractatus 1, 191, (11),(2b) p. Tomus 2 Tractatus 1 sectio 2. Original initial and end blanks. Folio. Numerous woodcuts. Solid binding in contemporary vellum, yapp edges. Minor foxing and browning. Collation complete, all woodcuts intact. Some censorship on frontis. Extremely Rare.
