Unlocked books : manuscripts of learned magic in the medieval libraries of Central Europe / Benedek Láng.
Láng, Benedek, 1974-
2008
BF1593 .L36 2008 (Mapit)
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Title Unlocked books : manuscripts of learned magic in the medieval libraries of Central Europe / Benedek Láng.
Author Láng, Benedek, 1974-
ISBN 9780271033778 (alk. paper)
0271033770 (alk. paper)
Publication Details University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008.
Language English
Description xiv, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number BF1593 .L36 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 133.4/309430902
Summary "Presents and analyzes texts of learned magic written in medieval Central Europe (Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary), and attempts to identify their authors, readers, and collectors"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-317) and indexes.
Series Magic in history.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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Introduction: in search of magician schools
Definitions and classifications
Natural magic
Image magic
Divination with diagrams
Alchemy
Ritual magic and crystallomancy
Magic in the clerical context
Magic in the courtly context
Magic in the university context
Conclusion: seven questions
Epilogue: when Central Europe was finally close to becoming a center for magical studies.

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