A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore

The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabbalists, Rosicrucians and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics and colour theory.
The author:
Alexander Roob studied painting at the University of Fine Arts, Berlin. From 2000 to 2002, he was a professor at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart since 2002.
Alchemy & Mysticism
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Alchemy & Mysticism

Alexander Roob
Softcover, flaps, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 576 pages, $ 14.99
ISBN 978-3-8228-5038-1
Edition: English
Availability: In Stock
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"Ce compendium illustré, avec ses notes explicatives, ses gloses et ses très nombreuses citations des textes hermétiques nous transporte de façon tout à fait inédite dans l'univers des sciences occultes qu'il nous présente comme les tableaux d'une exposition."
— Les Enigmes du Sacre, Paris, France
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