Shows that magic was one of the most typical creations of the late 15th and 16th centuries. In the book, D.P. Walker takes readers through the magical concerns of some of the greatest thinkers of the period and demonstrates that magic was connected with religion, music and medicine.
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Shows that magic was one of the most typical creations of the late 15th and 16th centuries. In the book, D.P. Walker takes readers through the magical concerns of some of the greatest thinkers of the period and demonstrates that magic was connected with religion, music and medicine.
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Very good. No jacket. Covers show light scuffing and handling wear. Does not affect legibility. Bottom of spine is lightly frayed, but binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked.
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Near Fine. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Softcover, 244 pages including Index. Trivial edge wear and light creasing to spine. Clean, square, and unmarked. "First published by the Warburg Institute in 1958, this book is considered a landmark in Renaissance studies. Whereas most scholars had tended to view magic as a marginal subject, Walker showed that magic was one of the most typical creations of the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Walker takes readers through the magical concerns of some of the greatest thinkers of the Renaissance, from Marsilio Ficino, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples to Jean Bodin, Francis Bacon, and Tommaso Campanella. Ultimately he demonstrates that magic was interconnected with religion, music, and medicine, all of which were central to the Renaissance notion of spiritus. Remarkable for its clarity of writing, this book is still considered essential reading for students seeking to understand the assumptions, beliefs, and convictions that informed the thinking of the Renaissance."