The Rosicrucian Enlightenment (Books), Lower Hutt in Lower Hutt, Wellington for sale

No signatures. No tears to dust wrapper. A few spots of foxing to page edges. Some foxing to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; First printing. xv, [1], 269 pages + frontispiece + 30 plates. 1 full page map. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 213 x 136mm. Yates was a Reader in the History of the Renaissance at the University of London."Dr Frances Yates reveals that the ['Rosicrucian manifestos'] were connected with movements stirred up by John Deein Bohemia during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and with contemporary movements in South Germany which culminated in the short-lived reigh of Frederick, Elector Palatinate, and his wife, the daughter of James I, as'Winter'King and Queen of Bohemia."- from dust wrapper blurb. Selected chapter titles: The Bohemian Tragedy; The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz; The Palatinate Publisher; Francis Bacon'Under the Shadow of Jehova's Wings'; Italian Liberals and Rosicrucian Manifestos; From the Invisible College to the Royal Society; Elias Ashmoile and the Dee Tradition; Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry; The Rosicrucian Enlightenment; Index. ; 8vo
Author
Frances Yates
Title
The Rosicrucian Enlightenment
Publisher name
Routledge&Kegan Paul (1972), London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1972
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Topic
Religion, Christianity, Historyreligion, Fundamentalismreligion, Rosicrucianismbody, Mind&spirit, General
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