1631 - Very Rare Volume of Astrology, Magic, and Natural Philosophy
This book, a Physical-Magical-Medical Introduction, is a rare volume only found in the British Library and Oxford's Bodleian - it has not been seen in Auction records since the 1970's. Etzlerus was a German author and probable physician who lived in the 17th century and was interested in the intersection of medicine, astrology, magic, and natural philosophy. This book explores the connections between the celestial world (planets, stars) and the terrestrial world (plants, animals, the human body). It discusses the concept of "signatures," which suggests that natural objects carry markings that indicate their medicinal or magical properties. Etzlerus also argues that astrological influences affect health, disease, and the effectiveness of treatments. Venereal disease, for example, is associated with the movements and position of the planet Venus, while lunacy is associated with the Moon. The book also discusses herbs, animals and how people born under specific astrological signs exhibit characteristic traits.
The volume is also of interest because it was previously owned by Thorwald Dethlefsen, a German esoteric author, psychotherapist, and proponent of alternative medicine who was most famous for writing the book “Illness As A Path.” Dethlefsen believed that illnesses have a psychological and spiritual root cause. He was also a strong proponent of reincarnation and the symbolic interpretation of illness. He died in 2010.
1631. Augustus Etzlerus (August Etzler Albimontano) ISAGOGE PHYSICO-MAGICO-MEDICA in qua Signaturae non paucorum Vegetabilium et Animalium .. depinguntur, ex quibus Mundi superioris Astralis, cum inferiori Elementali .. mirabilisque & occulta Sympathia et Antipathia rerum manifeste elucescunt. OPUSCULUM lectu jucundum. Publisher: Caspar Dietzel. Argentinae (Strasbourg). Small octavo newer brown cloth with new endpapers. Bookplate of Thorwald Dethlefsen (astrologist b.1946) on front and Kawwana on rear endpaper, small purple ink stamp of Woinrich Trünker on back of title page. Titlepage +[4]pp Dedication +176pp +[8]pp Index up to ‘Scabies’ so lacks final leaf (A-M in 8's but lacking M8). Gutter margin tightly bound but entirely readable. Fore-edge margin a bit cropped touching 1st letter of side notes on about 12 leaves, with more serious loss to 3 pages of Index.
This book, a Physical-Magical-Medical Introduction, is a rare volume only found in the British Library and Oxford's Bodleian - it has not been seen in Auction records since the 1970's. Etzlerus was a German author and probable physician who lived in the 17th century and was interested in the intersection of medicine, astrology, magic, and natural philosophy. This book explores the connections between the celestial world (planets, stars) and the terrestrial world (plants, animals, the human body). It discusses the concept of "signatures," which suggests that natural objects carry markings that indicate their medicinal or magical properties. Etzlerus also argues that astrological influences affect health, disease, and the effectiveness of treatments. Venereal disease, for example, is associated with the movements and position of the planet Venus, while lunacy is associated with the Moon. The book also discusses herbs, animals and how people born under specific astrological signs exhibit characteristic traits.
The volume is also of interest because it was previously owned by Thorwald Dethlefsen, a German esoteric author, psychotherapist, and proponent of alternative medicine who was most famous for writing the book “Illness As A Path.” Dethlefsen believed that illnesses have a psychological and spiritual root cause. He was also a strong proponent of reincarnation and the symbolic interpretation of illness. He died in 2010.
1631. Augustus Etzlerus (August Etzler Albimontano) ISAGOGE PHYSICO-MAGICO-MEDICA in qua Signaturae non paucorum Vegetabilium et Animalium .. depinguntur, ex quibus Mundi superioris Astralis, cum inferiori Elementali .. mirabilisque & occulta Sympathia et Antipathia rerum manifeste elucescunt. OPUSCULUM lectu jucundum. Publisher: Caspar Dietzel. Argentinae (Strasbourg). Small octavo newer brown cloth with new endpapers. Bookplate of Thorwald Dethlefsen (astrologist b.1946) on front and Kawwana on rear endpaper, small purple ink stamp of Woinrich Trünker on back of title page. Titlepage +[4]pp Dedication +176pp +[8]pp Index up to ‘Scabies’ so lacks final leaf (A-M in 8's but lacking M8). Gutter margin tightly bound but entirely readable. Fore-edge margin a bit cropped touching 1st letter of side notes on about 12 leaves, with more serious loss to 3 pages of Index.
This book, a Physical-Magical-Medical Introduction, is a rare volume only found in the British Library and Oxford's Bodleian - it has not been seen in Auction records since the 1970's. Etzlerus was a German author and probable physician who lived in the 17th century and was interested in the intersection of medicine, astrology, magic, and natural philosophy. This book explores the connections between the celestial world (planets, stars) and the terrestrial world (plants, animals, the human body). It discusses the concept of "signatures," which suggests that natural objects carry markings that indicate their medicinal or magical properties. Etzlerus also argues that astrological influences affect health, disease, and the effectiveness of treatments. Venereal disease, for example, is associated with the movements and position of the planet Venus, while lunacy is associated with the Moon. The book also discusses herbs, animals and how people born under specific astrological signs exhibit characteristic traits.
The volume is also of interest because it was previously owned by Thorwald Dethlefsen, a German esoteric author, psychotherapist, and proponent of alternative medicine who was most famous for writing the book “Illness As A Path.” Dethlefsen believed that illnesses have a psychological and spiritual root cause. He was also a strong proponent of reincarnation and the symbolic interpretation of illness. He died in 2010.
1631. Augustus Etzlerus (August Etzler Albimontano) ISAGOGE PHYSICO-MAGICO-MEDICA in qua Signaturae non paucorum Vegetabilium et Animalium .. depinguntur, ex quibus Mundi superioris Astralis, cum inferiori Elementali .. mirabilisque & occulta Sympathia et Antipathia rerum manifeste elucescunt. OPUSCULUM lectu jucundum. Publisher: Caspar Dietzel. Argentinae (Strasbourg). Small octavo newer brown cloth with new endpapers. Bookplate of Thorwald Dethlefsen (astrologist b.1946) on front and Kawwana on rear endpaper, small purple ink stamp of Woinrich Trünker on back of title page. Titlepage +[4]pp Dedication +176pp +[8]pp Index up to ‘Scabies’ so lacks final leaf (A-M in 8's but lacking M8). Gutter margin tightly bound but entirely readable. Fore-edge margin a bit cropped touching 1st letter of side notes on about 12 leaves, with more serious loss to 3 pages of Index.