Mutus liber, in quo tamen tota philosophia hermetica, figuris hieroglyphicis depingitur created date. Nov 15, 2012 canseliet also wrote an interesting comment on the mutus liber. It concerns an exegesis that is extraordinary in terms of both its content and style. The 15 plates of the mutus liber the mute book are well known, and this book without words is recognized as a classic of the 17thcentury alchemical tradition. Part of a series supposedly depicting the preparation of the alchemists philosophers stone. Jan 24, 2012 this is the biography page for mutus liber. Summary angels descending jacobs ladder blowing trumpets with sleeping jacob below. The mutus liber also occurs in mangets bibliotheca chemica curiosa of 1707. Mutus liber mutus liber, released 08 october 2012 1. Although the engravings seem to outline an alchemical process in detail, their message is not immediately obvious and it really requires a commentary to make it intelligible to the presentday reader. More information may be found in a prelude to chemistry by john read, london 1936, page 155 et seq. Lewis and charles short 1879 a latin dictionary, oxford. The separate r of the original, however, is of significance.
People who do crossword puzzles have no problem reading these masonic texts. This commentary completes with an extensive quoted and studied bibliography of the original first edition of altus plates as well as works by jung, mclean, magophon, canseliet and many others. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for. The hebrew of the mutus liber the mutus liber first appeared in 1677 france. Splendor solis the splendour of the sun is a version dated around 1582 of the wellknown, beautifully illuminated alchemical text attributed to salomon trismosin the earliest version, written in central german, is dated 15321535 and is housed at the kupferstichkabinett berlin at the state museums in berlin. Mutus liber silent book, 1677 is an alchemists book without words, a guide in pictures on manufacturing the philosophers stone. Mutus liber emblems hand coloured by adam mclean i have now june 1999 painted hand coloured versions of the fifteen pictures that make up the mutus liber series. Our inaugural series is alternative histories, which includes louise s milnes highly acclaimed carnivals and dreams. The wordless book, in which nevertheless the whole of hermetic philosophy is set forth in hieroglyphic figures, sacred to god the merciful, thrice best and greatest, and dedicated. This commentary to the famous mutus liber was written by eugene leon canseliet and bears the title alchemy and its mute book. Media in category mutus liber the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Although the engravings seem to outline an alchemical process in detail, their message is not immediately obvious and it really requires a commentary to make it.
The second plate in the series of 15 appropriately sets out the theme of division. Although the engravings seem to outline an alchemical process in detail, their message is not immediately obvious and it really requires a commentary to make it intelligible to. Magaphons commentary on the mutus liber the book without words. A commentary on the mutus liber the hermetic library blog. The fifteen plates of the mutus liber, the mute book, are well known, and this book without words is recognised as a classic of the 17th century alchemical tradition. We are a small publisher specialising in esoteric, academic, occasional, ephemeral, hermetic and alternative fictions and nonfictions. Canseliet lalchimie et son livre muet 1967 the plates, reengraved after the 1st ed. Blue circles is a free prezi template with a blue bokeh effect. According to adam mclean, a renowned authority and scholar of alchemical manuscripts and illustrations, authorship is assigned to an anonymous figure named altusthe high, deep and profound one. O mutus liber, como o nome diz, e um livro mudo, sem palavras. Those two guys once visited canseliet to share alchemical experiences, but i read canseliet wasnt impressed and sent them away. What is below is like that which is above, and what is above is like that which is below, to accomplish the miricles of one thing.
Consisting mainly of illustrated plates, mutus liber arouses contradictory. Mutus liber concludes inviting eternal life as in the chinese tradition understood through prayer as in the monastic ora et labora. A volume in hebrew, sanskrit, chinese is a mutus liber, a mute book, for the majority, even though they be instructed in their proper language. Plate one contains, in latin, the following inscription. I believe this hand colouring makes these images even more accessible, and i have tried to use a consistent colouring scheme to emphasise the various elements of the symbolic sequence. Although it seems to pictorially outline in detail an alchemical process, its message is not immediately obvious and it really requires a commentary to make it intelligible to the. Mutus liber mutus liber is using prezi to create and share presentations online. Inner garden press legendary edition of the mutus liber. This year we offer a commentary on the mutus liber from a close successor in the art. Lewis 1891 an elementary latin dictionary, new york. Aug 01, 2015 mutus liber, in quo tamen tota philosophia hermetica, figuris hieroglyphicis depingitur, ter optimo maximo deo misericordi consecratus, solisque filiis artis dedicatus, authore cuius nomen est altus. Mutus liber, in quo tamen tota philosophia hermetica, figuris hieroglyphicis depingitur, ter optimo maximo deo misericordi consecratus, solisque filiis artis dedicatus, authore cuius nomen est altus.
I speak not of fictitious things, but that which is certain and true. The images on the mutus liber latororum have captions placed below. The rockearth is the materia secunda the dew is the materia remota. Mutus liber associazione culturale edizioni museodei by hermatena museo internazionale dei tarocchi bologna magica interculture via a. Alchemy mutus liber, or silent book plate 4 plate 4 in the series of 15 plates. In keeping with its title, the mutus liber consists of fifteen or thirteen, depending on the edition mostly wordless plates, without any body text. This plate reveals the true nature of the secret dew the ros, in latin a word which also means rose, and perhaps explains the colour of the blankets, in this plate which is the basis of the alchemical work of the mutus liber. It ranks amongst the major books on alchemy in early modern literature, just as much as does atalanta fugiens by michael maier.
Canseliets diction is unique and his writing style could be described as a sophisticated form of logographic acupuncture. The fifteen plates of the mutus liber are no exception. Although the engravings seem to outline an alchemical process in detail, their message is not immediately obvious and it really requires a commentary to make it intelligible. Commentary on the mutus liber hermetic research series. Canseliet had a most pivotal role in the transmission of the alchemical tradition in europe in the 20th century. Voir plus didees sur le theme alchimie, hermetisme et esoterisme. Here is shown the version of 1702, which has liber written conjoined rather than as liber in the original version. Through its title, the mutus liber declares itself the wordless book, yet three of its fifteen plates contain words. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10, windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8.
We are a small publisher specialising in esoteric, academic, occasional, ephemeral and alternative fictions and nonfictions. One has then, to get used to this very simple idea, that the mutus liber is a book like all the others and can be plainly read, once one has the grille. In latin attributed to a possibly fictitious jacob saulat or sulat of which altus is an anagram and also to a doctor tolie. Publisher of alternative histories, theories and hermetic conjectures. Weve got the builders in right now, well be back soon. The fifteen plates of the mutus liber the mute book, are well known, and this book without words is recognized as a classic of the seventeenthcentury alchemical tradition. For the most part these seem to be the familiar cryptic letters one finds in masonic texts, supposedly to hide the secrets, but usually the first letter of the word. Consisting mainly of illustrated plates, mutus liber arouses contradictory interpretations. Download pdf sandplay in three voices free online new. Two angels hold a dew drop within which is an image of the seagod poseidon, on either side of which are images of the sun and moon. All of these are reproduced in this adam mclean volume, with a fourpage introduction on the. More than the philosophers stone, handa gote is interested in. The hermetic climate of the time favored the publishing of alchemical information but only with certain locks attached that required the keys of particular learning and experience to open.
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