1620 - Extremely Rare Alchemical and Hermetic Pamphlet
This is a crazy and unique and wonderful little pamphlet written in 1620 by the famed alchemist and hermeticist Heinrich Noll and edited by Anastasio Philareto Cosmopolita, otherwise known as Joachim Morsius. Noll was a follower of Paracelsus and Valentin Weigel. He is also notable for having almost done some time in prison for writing a Rosicrucian novel that rubbed certain people the wrong way. This, "The Threefold Way of Wisdom" is an exploration of wisdom from various perspectives. This book presents a dialogue or contrasting viewpoints on the pursuit of knowledge. Interestingly, the book features a quote from the renowned humanist Ludovicus Vives, expressing a disillusioned view of philosophy, stating that what he once considered treasures in his youth, he now sees as mere obstacles to a pious life and essential studies.
This book was also owned previously by two fascinating people. Br. Recnartus (1880-1956) (antiquarian) bookseller and committed occultist: secretary in the I.T.V.; member of the OTO; founder of various Rosicrucian and pansophical groups, from which the Fraternitas Saturni emerged; initially fascinated by Aleister Crowley, with whom he later had a falling out. And also Ernst R. Petroschka, a member of Tränker's pansophical lodge and an important reference person for him.
1620. Nollii, Henrici [Heinrich Noll] und Ansatasio Philareto Cosmopolita [i.e. Joachim Morsius; Editor]: Via Sapientiae Trivna [Via Sapientiae Triuna]. Edita ab Anastasio Philareto Cosmopolita [i.e. Joachim Morsius]. Ludovicus Vives. Que inventute elato supercilio putabam esse Thesauros in Philosophia, iam conversus & senex, video vix stercora esse, & tantum remoras vitqae piae, studiorumq necessariorum fuisse. 28 sheets, 12°, plain cardboard. The plain cover is a bit dusty, bumped, creased; Inner lid with owner stamps of Heinrich Tränker and Robert Petroschka; Title slightly torn; Pages slightly browned, otherwise a good copy.
This is a crazy and unique and wonderful little pamphlet written in 1620 by the famed alchemist and hermeticist Heinrich Noll and edited by Anastasio Philareto Cosmopolita, otherwise known as Joachim Morsius. Noll was a follower of Paracelsus and Valentin Weigel. He is also notable for having almost done some time in prison for writing a Rosicrucian novel that rubbed certain people the wrong way. This, "The Threefold Way of Wisdom" is an exploration of wisdom from various perspectives. This book presents a dialogue or contrasting viewpoints on the pursuit of knowledge. Interestingly, the book features a quote from the renowned humanist Ludovicus Vives, expressing a disillusioned view of philosophy, stating that what he once considered treasures in his youth, he now sees as mere obstacles to a pious life and essential studies.
This book was also owned previously by two fascinating people. Br. Recnartus (1880-1956) (antiquarian) bookseller and committed occultist: secretary in the I.T.V.; member of the OTO; founder of various Rosicrucian and pansophical groups, from which the Fraternitas Saturni emerged; initially fascinated by Aleister Crowley, with whom he later had a falling out. And also Ernst R. Petroschka, a member of Tränker's pansophical lodge and an important reference person for him.
1620. Nollii, Henrici [Heinrich Noll] und Ansatasio Philareto Cosmopolita [i.e. Joachim Morsius; Editor]: Via Sapientiae Trivna [Via Sapientiae Triuna]. Edita ab Anastasio Philareto Cosmopolita [i.e. Joachim Morsius]. Ludovicus Vives. Que inventute elato supercilio putabam esse Thesauros in Philosophia, iam conversus & senex, video vix stercora esse, & tantum remoras vitqae piae, studiorumq necessariorum fuisse. 28 sheets, 12°, plain cardboard. The plain cover is a bit dusty, bumped, creased; Inner lid with owner stamps of Heinrich Tränker and Robert Petroschka; Title slightly torn; Pages slightly browned, otherwise a good copy.
This is a crazy and unique and wonderful little pamphlet written in 1620 by the famed alchemist and hermeticist Heinrich Noll and edited by Anastasio Philareto Cosmopolita, otherwise known as Joachim Morsius. Noll was a follower of Paracelsus and Valentin Weigel. He is also notable for having almost done some time in prison for writing a Rosicrucian novel that rubbed certain people the wrong way. This, "The Threefold Way of Wisdom" is an exploration of wisdom from various perspectives. This book presents a dialogue or contrasting viewpoints on the pursuit of knowledge. Interestingly, the book features a quote from the renowned humanist Ludovicus Vives, expressing a disillusioned view of philosophy, stating that what he once considered treasures in his youth, he now sees as mere obstacles to a pious life and essential studies.
This book was also owned previously by two fascinating people. Br. Recnartus (1880-1956) (antiquarian) bookseller and committed occultist: secretary in the I.T.V.; member of the OTO; founder of various Rosicrucian and pansophical groups, from which the Fraternitas Saturni emerged; initially fascinated by Aleister Crowley, with whom he later had a falling out. And also Ernst R. Petroschka, a member of Tränker's pansophical lodge and an important reference person for him.
1620. Nollii, Henrici [Heinrich Noll] und Ansatasio Philareto Cosmopolita [i.e. Joachim Morsius; Editor]: Via Sapientiae Trivna [Via Sapientiae Triuna]. Edita ab Anastasio Philareto Cosmopolita [i.e. Joachim Morsius]. Ludovicus Vives. Que inventute elato supercilio putabam esse Thesauros in Philosophia, iam conversus & senex, video vix stercora esse, & tantum remoras vitqae piae, studiorumq necessariorum fuisse. 28 sheets, 12°, plain cardboard. The plain cover is a bit dusty, bumped, creased; Inner lid with owner stamps of Heinrich Tränker and Robert Petroschka; Title slightly torn; Pages slightly browned, otherwise a good copy.