The Arabic Hermes: From Pagan Sage to Prophet of Science
Kevin van Bladel
OUP 2009
9780195376135
The first major study of the Arabic reception and interpretation of Hermes Trismegistus.
H/b £45.00
Ramon Llull: A Contemporary Life
edited and translated by Anthony Bonner
Tamesis 2010
9781855661998
Llull's dictated autobiography. Latin text with facing-page translation. Colour plates.
P/b £16.99
...and an interesting one from the bargains section:
The Devil's Cloth
Michel Pastoureau
Columbia UP 2001
H/b £17.00 -----> £4.95
'This wonderful book traces...why stripes were ascribed certain stigmas and derogatory associations from the 13th century onwards.'
I do not know if the book contains any specific references to alchemical imagery, but given the stripy nature of some of it the book might be of interest.
