Magical manuscripts in early modern europe: the clandestine trade in illegal book collections
Auteur :
Bellingradt, Daniel / Otto, Bernd-Christian
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319595245
Date de publication :
11 sept. 2017
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book presents the story of a unique collection of 140 manuscripts of ‘learned magic’ that was sold for a fantastic sum within the clandestine channels of the German book trade in the early eighteenth century.