1633 - Lull's Mysticism of Calculation w/Woodcuts
An important 17th-century presentation of the Lullian Ars by the encyclopedist Johann Alsted. Both Llull and Alsted were influential on Leibniz, Commenius and other 17th-century encyclopedists.
Lullism is the philosophy and theology of Ramon Llull (circa 1232-1316), a poet, missionary, Christian apologist and former knight from the Kingdom of Majorca. Llull is best remembered for the subject of this work, his invention of a philosophical system known as the Ars Magna, conceived as a type of universal logic to prove the truth of Christian doctrine to interlocutors of all faiths and nationalities. The Art consists of a set of general principles and combinatorial operations. Indeed, it is a computational system by which all knowledge, secular and divine, can be obtained. It is extensively illustrated with diagrams.
This 17th century explanation of Lullism is by German-born Transylvanian Saxon Calvinist minister and academic Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588-1638), an early encyclopedist known as the 'father of all encyclopedias.' Alsted was a student of Lullism as well as Ramism, and this work on Lullism was one of his first published works in 1609. The following year, Alsted published the Panacea Philosophica, an attempt to find common ground in the work of Aristotle, Raymon Llull, and Petrus Ramus. This work is a guide for the use of the Ars Magna - itself very technical - in a straightforward manner. Of course, both Agrippa and Bruno composed commentaries on Lull. Alsted’s guidebook has proven to be among the clearest analyses of the Lullian system.
1633. Clavis Artis Lullianae, et Verae Logices Duos in Libellos Tributa: Id est, Solida Dilucidatio Artis Magnae, Generalis, et Ultimae, quam Raymundus Lullius Invenit, ut Esset Quarumcunque Artium et Scientiarum Clavigera et Serperastra [The Key of 'The Art' of Ramon Llull] By Johann Heinrich Alsted. Latin, second edition 'Sumptibus Heredum Lazari Zetzneri' [Heirs of Lazarus Zeztner](Argentorati [Strasbourg, France]), 4 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches tall hardcover, marbled paper-covered boards over black leather spine, refreshed endpapers, illustrated with numerous tables and woodcut engravings, [8], 182, [2] pp. Signatures A-M8. Very slight soiling and rubbing and moderate edge, wear to covers. Browned but all still highly legible. Final leaf mounted on laid paper. Stamp of Palais des Arts library in Lyon, France on the bottom margin of the title page and last two pages of text. Otherwise, a nice copy of this rare and important issue. OCLC (No. 19855216) locates only a half dozen copies at institutions worldwide - two in France and the rest at research libraries in the U.S.
An important 17th-century presentation of the Lullian Ars by the encyclopedist Johann Alsted. Both Llull and Alsted were influential on Leibniz, Commenius and other 17th-century encyclopedists.
Lullism is the philosophy and theology of Ramon Llull (circa 1232-1316), a poet, missionary, Christian apologist and former knight from the Kingdom of Majorca. Llull is best remembered for the subject of this work, his invention of a philosophical system known as the Ars Magna, conceived as a type of universal logic to prove the truth of Christian doctrine to interlocutors of all faiths and nationalities. The Art consists of a set of general principles and combinatorial operations. Indeed, it is a computational system by which all knowledge, secular and divine, can be obtained. It is extensively illustrated with diagrams.
This 17th century explanation of Lullism is by German-born Transylvanian Saxon Calvinist minister and academic Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588-1638), an early encyclopedist known as the 'father of all encyclopedias.' Alsted was a student of Lullism as well as Ramism, and this work on Lullism was one of his first published works in 1609. The following year, Alsted published the Panacea Philosophica, an attempt to find common ground in the work of Aristotle, Raymon Llull, and Petrus Ramus. This work is a guide for the use of the Ars Magna - itself very technical - in a straightforward manner. Of course, both Agrippa and Bruno composed commentaries on Lull. Alsted’s guidebook has proven to be among the clearest analyses of the Lullian system.
1633. Clavis Artis Lullianae, et Verae Logices Duos in Libellos Tributa: Id est, Solida Dilucidatio Artis Magnae, Generalis, et Ultimae, quam Raymundus Lullius Invenit, ut Esset Quarumcunque Artium et Scientiarum Clavigera et Serperastra [The Key of 'The Art' of Ramon Llull] By Johann Heinrich Alsted. Latin, second edition 'Sumptibus Heredum Lazari Zetzneri' [Heirs of Lazarus Zeztner](Argentorati [Strasbourg, France]), 4 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches tall hardcover, marbled paper-covered boards over black leather spine, refreshed endpapers, illustrated with numerous tables and woodcut engravings, [8], 182, [2] pp. Signatures A-M8. Very slight soiling and rubbing and moderate edge, wear to covers. Browned but all still highly legible. Final leaf mounted on laid paper. Stamp of Palais des Arts library in Lyon, France on the bottom margin of the title page and last two pages of text. Otherwise, a nice copy of this rare and important issue. OCLC (No. 19855216) locates only a half dozen copies at institutions worldwide - two in France and the rest at research libraries in the U.S.
An important 17th-century presentation of the Lullian Ars by the encyclopedist Johann Alsted. Both Llull and Alsted were influential on Leibniz, Commenius and other 17th-century encyclopedists.
Lullism is the philosophy and theology of Ramon Llull (circa 1232-1316), a poet, missionary, Christian apologist and former knight from the Kingdom of Majorca. Llull is best remembered for the subject of this work, his invention of a philosophical system known as the Ars Magna, conceived as a type of universal logic to prove the truth of Christian doctrine to interlocutors of all faiths and nationalities. The Art consists of a set of general principles and combinatorial operations. Indeed, it is a computational system by which all knowledge, secular and divine, can be obtained. It is extensively illustrated with diagrams.
This 17th century explanation of Lullism is by German-born Transylvanian Saxon Calvinist minister and academic Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588-1638), an early encyclopedist known as the 'father of all encyclopedias.' Alsted was a student of Lullism as well as Ramism, and this work on Lullism was one of his first published works in 1609. The following year, Alsted published the Panacea Philosophica, an attempt to find common ground in the work of Aristotle, Raymon Llull, and Petrus Ramus. This work is a guide for the use of the Ars Magna - itself very technical - in a straightforward manner. Of course, both Agrippa and Bruno composed commentaries on Lull. Alsted’s guidebook has proven to be among the clearest analyses of the Lullian system.
1633. Clavis Artis Lullianae, et Verae Logices Duos in Libellos Tributa: Id est, Solida Dilucidatio Artis Magnae, Generalis, et Ultimae, quam Raymundus Lullius Invenit, ut Esset Quarumcunque Artium et Scientiarum Clavigera et Serperastra [The Key of 'The Art' of Ramon Llull] By Johann Heinrich Alsted. Latin, second edition 'Sumptibus Heredum Lazari Zetzneri' [Heirs of Lazarus Zeztner](Argentorati [Strasbourg, France]), 4 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches tall hardcover, marbled paper-covered boards over black leather spine, refreshed endpapers, illustrated with numerous tables and woodcut engravings, [8], 182, [2] pp. Signatures A-M8. Very slight soiling and rubbing and moderate edge, wear to covers. Browned but all still highly legible. Final leaf mounted on laid paper. Stamp of Palais des Arts library in Lyon, France on the bottom margin of the title page and last two pages of text. Otherwise, a nice copy of this rare and important issue. OCLC (No. 19855216) locates only a half dozen copies at institutions worldwide - two in France and the rest at research libraries in the U.S.