02-25-2025, 05:54 PM
Sergei Zotov (Frances Yates Fellow): 'Magical Transmutations: Mutual Influences of Alchemical and Grimoire Imagery in Early Modern Manuscripts'
"Could alchemical images permeate magic and occult manuscripts, challenging the common perception of these practices as distinct and unrelated? Evidence suggests that this might indeed be the case. A recently discovered German paper amulet includes a ciphered quotation from the 1616 alchemical work Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, positioned alongside a six-pointed cross from the Spanish city of Caravaca and the well-known magical incantation ‘abracadabra’. This instance is not unique: during the early modern period, alchemical imagery and texts frequently appeared in magic books and grimoires."
19 Mar 2025
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Warburg Institute
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"Could alchemical images permeate magic and occult manuscripts, challenging the common perception of these practices as distinct and unrelated? Evidence suggests that this might indeed be the case. A recently discovered German paper amulet includes a ciphered quotation from the 1616 alchemical work Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, positioned alongside a six-pointed cross from the Spanish city of Caravaca and the well-known magical incantation ‘abracadabra’. This instance is not unique: during the early modern period, alchemical imagery and texts frequently appeared in magic books and grimoires."
19 Mar 2025
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Warburg Institute
ATTENDANCE FREE ONLINE WITH ADVANCE BOOKING
https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events...gery-early