Ouroboros Press Spring Cleaning Catalogue

Short Catalogue of Books for sale . . .

We are cleaning the studio at Ouroboros Press and thus are selling off some of the books we have had in our reference library. Some of our older readers will remember the occasional list of books we offered and like those, one may find many interesting esoteric texts here, some quite rare. Orders $50.00 and up will be shipped postpaid. Ordering details at the end of the list.

[Alchemy]: Basil Valentine His Triumphant Chariot of Antimony with Annotations of Theodore Kirkringius (1678). Edited by L.G. Kelly. Garland Publishing. New York & London 1990. Cloth. 189 pages with index. Fine. $75.00

[Alchemy]: Muhammad Ibn Umail. Book of the Explanation of the Symbols [Kitab Hall ar-Rumuz]. Editerd by Theodor Abt, Wilfred Medelung and Thomas Hofmeier. Translated by Salwa Fuad and Theordor Abt. LHHP. Zurich 2003. Cloth with silverfoil titles. 201 pages with index. English and Arabic text. Very Good+ $65.00

[Alchemy]: Rosarium Philosophorum: The Rosary of the Philosophers. Translated by Patrick Smith. Holmes Publishing Group. Edmonds 2003. One of only 250 copies. Cloth with gilt titles and marbled endsheets. 127 pages with engraved illustrations. Small defect to rear board otherwise a Very Good+ copy. $45.00

[Alchemy]: Tabula Smaragdina Hermetis: The Emerald Tablet of Hermes. Broadside 13 X 18 inches printed letterpress in red and black with two alchemical devices. Centaur typeface designed by Bruce Rogers. Fine Arches paper stock suitable for framing. One of only 250 copies. $25.00

[Alchemy]: The Mirror of Alchimy Composed by the Thrice-Famous and Learned Fryer, Roger Bachon. Edited by Stanton Linden. Garland Publishing. New York & London 1992. Cloth. 144 pages with index. Fine. $100.00

[Alchemy]: Trismosin, Solomon. Splendor Solis. Translated by Joscelyn Godwin. Introduced and with commentary by Adam McLean. Phanes Press 1991. Sewn trade paper. 121 pages. Wood engravings. Near Fine. $20.00 Sold

[Alchemy]: Waite, Arthur Edward. The Hermetic Museum Restored and Enlarged: Most Faithfully Instructing All Disciples of the Sopho-Spagyiric Art How That Greatest and Truest Medicine of The Philosopher’s Stone May Be Found and Held. Containing Twenty-two most celebrated Chemical Tracts. In Two Volumes. Samuel Weiser. New York 1974. Grey cloth with gilt titles and original printed dust jackets. 357 & 322 pages respectively. Engravings. Very Good+ Set. 100.00

[Alchemy]: Waite, Arthur Edward. The Turba Philosophorum or Assembly of the Sages Called also the Book of Truth in the Art and the Third Pythagoracal Synod and Known unto the Wise as the Crowd of Philosophers. An Ancient Alchemical Treatise translated from the Latin. Ouroboros Press. Seattle 2006. Cloth with gilt title and device with original printed dust jacket. 157 pages + publisher’s catalogue. One of only 750 copies. Fine. $45.00

[Boehme]: The Key of Jacob Boehme. Translated by William Law with an introduction by Adam McLean. Phanes Press 1991. 81 pages with several reproductions of engravings. Very Good+ $10.00

[Boehme]: The Signature of All Things and Other Writings. Jacob Boehme. James Clarke. London 1969. Octavo in boards with originl printed jacket. 295 pages. Jacket has a few small closed tears, otherwise Very Good+. $30.00

[Books about Books]: Bibliotheca Astrologica: A Catalog of Astrological Publications of the 15th through the 19th Centuries by F. Leigh Gardner. With a Sketch of the History of Astrology by Dr. William Wynn Westcott. Symbols & Signs. Hollywood, 1977. Frontisportrait. Octavo in boards. Over 1300 entries. 164 pages. Very Good+. $45.00

[Books about Books]: The Voynich Manuscript: The Mysterious Code That Has Defied Interpretation for Centuries. Gerry Kennedy and Rob Churchill. Inner Traditions 292 pages with index. Color plates. Octavo in wraps. Very Good+ $10.00

[Bruno]: Giordano Bruno and the Kabbalah: Prophets, Magicians, and Rabbis. Karen Silvia de Leon-Jones. Bison Books. 1997. Octavo in wraps. 273 pages with bibliography and index. Very Good+ $10.00

[Emblem Studies]: The Rosicrucian Emblems of Daniel Cramer. Translated by Fiona Tait. Introduction and commentary by Adam McLean. Phanes Press. 1991. Octavo. Sewn in wraps. 40 emblems, 77 pages. Very Good+ $10.00

[Freemasonry]: Mackey, Albert. The Book of the Chapter: or Monitorial Instructions, in the Degrees of Mark, Past and Most Excellent Master, and the Holy Royal Arch. Fourth Edition. Macoy Publishing. New York [1858]. Small octavo in beveled boards. Gilt titles and device. 259 pages with appendices, woodcuts. Very Good+ copy. Quite uncommon. $100.00

[Freemasonry]: Steinmetz, George H. Freemasonry Its Hidden Meaning. Macoy Publishing. Virginia, 1976. Octavo, blue cloth in printed dust jacket. Jacket shows lighgt signs of wear to extremities, otherwise a Very Good+ copy. Previous ownership signature, no other marks in the text. $12.00

[Grimoire]: A Complete Book of Magic Science: Containing the method of contraining and exorcising spirits to appearance, the consecration of Magic Circles, and the Form of a Bond of Spirits. Transcribed From An Ancient Manuscript Grimoire by Fredrick Hockley. Edited and with an Introduction by Dietrich Bergman. Teitan Press 2008. Color frontisplate. 115 pages. Several color plates showing the original manuscript in facsimile. Black cloth with gilt title and device. One of only 450 copies. Fine. $50.00

[Grimoire]: Heptameron or, Magical Elements of Peter de Abano [bound with] The Arbatel of Magick. Ouroboros Press. Seattle 2003. Translated by Robert Turner. Black cloth with gilt title in printed dust jacket. Woodcut sigils and magical images. Fine. $40.00

[Grimoire]: Old Tradition Crafte: The Practice of the Ancient Crafte: The Practical Earth Magick Series of Ancient Magickal Practices in Three Books: Stone Magick; The Guild Book; Dr. Fian’s Spell Book, Whereunto is appended the Damnable Life and Death of Dr. Fian. Translated by Robin Artisan. Edited by Joel Radcliffe and Illustrated by Branda Hart. Ars Obscura Press. Seattle 2005. 193 pages + publisher’s ads. Cloth in printed dust jacket. One of only 1,000 hand numbered copies. Hand bound at the studios of Ars Obscura Bookbinding. Fine. $60.00

[Grimoire]: Picatrix Volume One. Ghayat Al-Hakim. The Goal of the Wise. Cloth in printed dust jacket. 170 pages. One of only 1,000 hand numbered copies. Fine. Very Last available copies: $75.00

[Grimoire]: Picatrix Volume Two. Ghayat Al-Hakim. The Goal of the Wise. Cloth in printed dust jacket. 300 pages. One of only 1,000 hand numbered copies. Fine. $60.00

[Grimoire]: The Enochian Magick of Dr. John Dee. James, Geoffrey [editor, translator]. Llewellyn Publications 1998. Some wear to covers, and the usual yellowing to pages otherwise a Very Good copy. $15.00

[Grimoire]: The Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis). Mathers Translation. Weiser. Maine 2000. Quarto in wraps. 126 pages. Very Good+. $10.00

[Heptangle Books]: Agrippa, Cornelius. Of Occult Philosophy Book Four: Magical Ceremonies. Edited & Translated by Robert Turner. Heptangle Books. New Jersey 1985. Cloth in printed dust jacket. 93 pages. Letterpress printed in red and black. Jacket a bit soiled and remains of old price erased from endsheet otherwise a Very Good+ copy. $65.00

[Heptangle Books]: Apuleius. The God of Socrates. Forward by Daniel Driscoll. Heptangle Books. New Jeresey 1983. Letterpress printed and hand bound at Ars Obscura Bookbinding. Cloth in printed dust jacket. 55 pages. One of only 1,000 copies. Near Fine $40.00

[Llull]: Doctor Illuminatus: A Ramon Llull Reader. Edited and translated by Anthony Bonner. With e new translation of The Book of the Lover and the Beloved by Eve Bonner. Princeton University Press. New Jersey 1993. Octavo. 380 pages.Very good+ in wraps. $15.00 Sold

[Thelema]: Gems From The Equinox. Instructions by Aleister Crowley for His Own Magical Order. Edited by Israel Regardie. Falcon Press 1982. Second printing. Deluxe Edition bound in black and burgundy boards with gilt titles and device. Stout octavo. 1134 pages. Very Good+ $75.00

[Thelema]: Grant, Kenneth. Outer Gateways. Skoob Publishing. 1994. Octavo in black cloth with original jacket. Very Good+ 264 pages with plates and index. $30.00

[Thelema]: The Equinox of the Gods. Gordon Press. New York 1974. Octavo. Red cloth with gilt titles. Nice bright copy. $45.00

Butler, Elizabeth M. The Fortunes of Faust. Sutton Publishing 1998. 365 pages, illustrated and indexed. Very Good+. $15.00

Carus, Paul. The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil. Bell Publishing, New York 1969. Reprinted edition. Red boards with printed dust jacket. Illustrated. 496 pages. $14.00

Damigeron. De Virtutibus Lapidum: The Virtues of Stones. Translated from the Old Latin and Classical Greek by Patricia P. Tahil. Ars Obscura Press. Seattle 2005. One of only 250 numbered copies and hand bound at Ars Obscura Bookbinding. Cloth in printed dust jacket. 94 pages English and Latin Text. Fine. $50.00

Ginsburg, Christian D. The Essenes Their History and Doctrines: The Kabbalah Its Doctrines, Development and Literature. Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd. London. 1956. Small Octavo. Cloth with gilt title and original [price-clipped] dust jacket. Frontispiece printed in red and black. Spine of jacket a bit faeded, otherwise Very Good+ 245 pages with index and diagrams. $15.00

Huson, Paul. Mastering Herbalism: A Practical Guide. Madison Books, 2001. 371 pages with index. Octavo. Very Good+ $10.00

Kieckhefer, Richard. Magic in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. 2006. 219 pages, illustrated and indexed. Octavo. Very Good+ in original wraps. $11.00

McIntosh, Christopher. The Roosicrucians: The History, Mythology, and Rituals of an Esoteric Order. Weiser. Maine 1997. Octavo in wraps. 162 pages with plates and illustrations. Very Good+ $10.00

Meyer, Marvin and Richard Smith [editors] Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Harper. San Francisco 1994. 407 pages, Indexed and with an extensive bibliography. Illustrated. Octavo. Very Good+ in original wraps.

Olschki, Leonardo. The Grail Castle and its Mysteries. With a foreword by Eugene Vinaver. University of California Press 1966. Blue publisher’s cloth with gilt title and original printed dust jacket. Very Good+ $12.00

Russell, Jeffrey Burton. Lucifer: The Devil in the Middle Ages. Cornell University Press. 1984. Octavo in wraps. 356 pages with bibliography and index. Some ink in the text. $8.00

Russell, Jeffrey Burton. Satan: The Early Christian Tradition. Cornell University Press. 1988. Octav. Cloth in dust jacket. 258 pages with bibliography and index. Previous ownership seal, otherwise Very Good+ $12.00

Russell, Jeffrey Burton. The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History. Cornell University Press. 1988. Octavo in wraps. 288 pages with index. Very Good+ $10.00

Schreck, Nikolas and Zeena. Demons of the Flesh: The Complete Guide to Left-Hand Path Sex Magic. Creation Books 2002. Small quarto in wraps. 398 pages, indexed and illustrated. Very Good+ Nice copy. $100.00

Thompson, C.J.S. The Mysteries and Secrets of Magic. Causeway Books. New York 1973. Octavo. Cloth in original dust jacket. 320 pages, illustrated and with index. Very Good+ in like jacket. $20.00

Thorndike, Lynn. The Place of Magic in the Intellectual History of Europe. Ars Obscura Press. Seattle 2005. Cloth in printed dust jacket. 107 pages. Hand bound by Ars Obscura Bookbinding. One of only 250 copies. Fine. $55.00

Yates, Francis A. The Art of Memory. Pimlico 2000. 439 pages with plates and folding chart. Octavo. Very Good+ $15.00

Yates, Francis A. The Art of Memory. Another copy published by the University of Chicago Press. Very Good+ $15.00


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Picatrix Release Party

The release party for Picatrix Volume Two was held at the Rodriguez Guerra Art Studio in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square district and was an enjoyable and successful affair.

Ouroboros Press publisher, William J. Kiesel gave a brief talk about the importance of the text in the Western Esoteric Tradition and provided anecdotes about historic figures who were influenced thereby.

The event was well attended by a wide variety of locals and many out-of-state guests.







William J. Kiesel and astrologer Austin Coppock a.k.a., Baron Samadhi Coppockalypse


Speacial thanks to Carlos Melgoza of Anima Nocturna for the photography.

Emerald Tablet of Hermes

Tabula Smaragdina Hermetis, perhaps better known as the the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, is the shortest and yet most refered to text in the whole of the alchemical corpus. Supposed to have been found engraved upon an Emerald, this hermetic document has been beautifully typeset in Centaur [a font designed by Bruce Rogers] and printed letterpress on fine Arches paperstock in two colors.

An alchemical emblem crowns the top of the broadside and features the enigmatic acrostic V.I.T.R.I.O.L., which was a substance used to pull metals out of hard stone by early metallurgists. The Latin translates as Visit the interior of the earth and through rectification you will find the hidden stone meant to point the way to the Philosopher's Stone.

Limited to 250 copies only this broadside is 13 x 18 inches and is suitable for framing. Let the words of Hermes Trismegistus adorn your library or laboratory. $25.00 postpaid, Ordering Instructions.

The Goal of the Wise Complete!

Ouroboros Press is very pleased to announce that Volume Two of the Picatrix is now complete. We have received many words of encouragement and praise from our readers during this project and we thank you all for your kindness and interest.

Picatrix Volume Two contains the 3rd and 4th books of Ghayat Al-Hakim and will complete the English translation. It is a larger book than volume one and contains much in the way of the practical working of astral and talismanic magic. Planetary and Zodiacal magic and full instructions for invoking the related spirits are provided along with all the requisite materials needed; stones, plants, inks, colors, incenses, talismans and the invocations.

In addition to this are many anecdotes relating to Arabic and pre-Islamic magical lore, including the writings of Ibn Wahshija, the Nabataeans, Sabians, Chaldeans and Assyrians. Of particular note is the magical plant and mineral lore from the Nabataean Agriculture, which portray ancient practices of pagan Iraq.

The influence of the Picatrix can be seen in several texts of well-known authors of the western esoteric tradition, including Ficino, Mirandola, Abano and Agrippa, whose works have played a major role of forming contemporary manifestations of the esoteric tradition today.

The book will be issued in the same format as volume one:

Deluxe Black Leather edition:
Full black goat leather, Hand-bound with raised spine-bands and gilt titles, silk ribbon bookmark and marbled endsheets, from the fine binders at Ars Obscura Bookbinding.
[500 copies only]: $150.00

Trade Cloth edition:
Full cloth with gilt spine title and printed dust jacket.
[1,000 copies only]: $60.00


A very limited number of copies of volume one were issued in burgundy leather and slipcases. If you own one of these copies you may contact us if you would like a copy of volume two to match. We are only issuing these to owners of the original bindings. This is also the case for Vellum copies. Contact us for details.


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Print overrun of Picatrix Volume One.

During a recent inventory at the bindery we discovered that the printer supplied us with an overrun of printed sheets, enough for a total of 50 more books. These are the last remaining copies of the book and these will be issued in two Out-of-Series versions as follows:

10 Vellum copies with gilt titles and ouroboros device with leather spine title and marbled endsheets as well as the silk ribbon bookmark. $200.00 each


[Here, on the workbench of Ars Obscura, are the first few vellum copies waiting for their spine labels and final cleaning]

40 Leather copies in black leather with gilt titles and ouroboros device with marbled endsheets as well as the silk ribbon bookmark. $175.00 each

Since these extra copies are Out-of-Series they will not be numbered, instead they will be marked with the empty-set figure to set them apart from the original 500 copies. Once these copies are sold the entire edition of Volume One will be Sold Out. Volume One will not be reprinted.



Picatrix Volume Two now available for ordering!

Back from Europe

Pictured above are the smiling visages of Robert Ansell of
Fulgur Limited and William Kiesel of Ouroboros Press - London 2008.


Robert was kind enough to meet with us and talk about the esoteric publishing industry [small world that it is]. The latest title about to emerge from Fulgur is The Valley of Fear and there will be a book release party at Treadwells Bookshop in Convent Garden, London July 15. Treadwells is truly a wonderful shop and the proprietress Christina is a jewel of a person who not only wields ample knowledge about esoteric books but also is an excellent hostess. Despite the effects of jetlag and a technical snafu the night of the talk on Magic Circles, it went off well and was well attended by London's occult literati. Treadwells is certainly a destination in London, drop in and patronize them while there. Oh, I'd also like to mention that I found it intriguing that Nick Pelling, a Voynich Manuscript researcher, attended my talk in London. You can see his comments about the talk at Voynich News.

Meanwhile stops were made in Glastonbury [Labyrinth Books and Courthouse Books were quite friendly to us] as well as Amsterdam where the Conference Emblems, Magic and Hidden Knowledge was held at the University of Amsterdam. This was a full day of talks followed by a fascinating social night out on the city of canals. No trip to Amsterdam would be complete without a visit to the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, where we consulted several alchemical works. Ouroboros Press will be publishing a book as a result of the conference sometime in 2009. We will update you when details are solidified.



The Deluxe Leather edition of Turba Philosophorum, hand-bound by Ars Obscura Bookbinding. Full burgundy leather with gilt title and Ouroboros device to front and rear boards. French marbled endsheets and silk ribbon bookmark. The Crowd of Philosophers in style. $135.00 + shipping.

The Circle of Arte - two European Talks

William Kiesel, the publisher and editor of Ouroboros Press, will be giving two talks in the coming weeks. The first will be at Treadwells Bookshop in London [Covent Garden] March 19th and the second will be at the University of Amsterdam on March 25 as part of the Conference "Emblems, Magic, and Hidden Knowledge" along with several other scholars of Western Esotericism. The same talk will be given at both events [see description below].


LONDON March 19th

19 March 2008 (Wednesday)
“The Circle of Arte”: Magic Circles in the Western Grimoire Tradition
William Kiesel (Ouroboros Press)
7.15 for 7.30pm start £5
34 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB

http://www.treadwells-london.com/default.asp

For almost a thousand years, magic circles have been depicted in popular books of magic and witchcraft, as well as in high magic grimoires such as the Clavicula Salomonis Regis or Liber Juratus. Tonight’s talk will explore the varieties, forms and functions of “the circle of arte” in this long tradition. Our speaker will draw upon the evidence from historical texts and manuscripts: illustrations, sketches, descriptions, instructions, and ritual rubrics from grimoires. He will also consider the circle’s role in providing authority and protection to the operator, and tell us about its uses in such activities as divination and treasure finding. See what some of the oddest and rarest magical grimoires say about “the Circle of Arte”, and you will never see it quite the same way again.

William Kiesel is the publisher and editor of Ouroboros Press. He works with translators of Arabic, Latin, German and Romanian to provide fine and deluxe editions of rare magical texts to the English-speaking world, most notably grimoires and alchemical works. Of grimoires, he is currently working on a second volume of the Picatrix, and has already published the Heptameron and the first volume of the Picatrix. He lives in the United States and is speaking at Treadwell’s during a brief visit to London.


AMSTERDAM March 25th

Workshop on "Emblems, Magic, and Hidden Knowledge"
25 March 2008
On March 25, a conference on "Emblems, Magic, and Hidden Knowledge" will be held for students as well as independent and established scholars, in collaboration with the department History of Hermetic Philosophy (GHF, Religious Studies) of the University of Amsterdam. Particular emphasis will lie on the role of imagery and emblems in magic and alchemy, and in pursuits and conceptions of (hidden) knowledge; however, questions related more generally to the study of Western esotericism and its methodology will also be addressed.

The full program may be seen at the website for the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism:

http://www.esswe.org/agenda_detail.php?agenda_id=49

Picatrix Volume Two

Dear Friends,

I receive frequent inquiries regarding the status of volume two of the Picatrix and I am happy to report that the translation has finally been completed. This means that the book is now in the editorial stage of development and will move into production very soon.

Volume two contains the 3rd and 4th books of Ghayat Al-Hakim and will complete the English translation. It is a larger book than volume one and contains much in the way of the practical working of astral and talismanic magic. Planetary and Zodiacal magic and full instructions for invoking the related spirits are provided along with all the requisite materials needed; stones, plants, inks, colors, incenses, talismans and the invocations.

In addition to this are many anecdotes relating to Arabic and pre-Islamic magical lore, including the writings of Ibn Wahshija, the Nabateans, Sabians, Chaldeans and Assyrians. Of particular note is the magical plant and mineral lore from the Nabatean Agriculture, which portray ancient practices of pagan Iraq.

The influence of the Picatrix can be seen in several texts of well-known authors of the western esoteric tradition, including Ficino, Mirandola, Abano and Agrippa, whose works have played a major role of forming contemporary manifestations of the esoteric tradition today.

The contents of volume two follow:


Picatrix: Ghayat Al-Hakim
The Goal of the Wise
Ouroboros Press (c) 2007

Volume Two Contents

Book III

1. The Fortunes of Planets from Three Generating Origins

2. The Fortunes of Constellations

3. The Life of Planets, Their Shapes, their Incense, and their Garments. The Views of Constellations Which Influence Magic Work, the Characteristics of the Regions Tangential to the Planets, and the Characteristics of the Countries

4. The Secrets Known to Those Who Are Profoundly Versed in Science

5. Certain Excerpts of Animals’ Characteristics and How to Call Spirits with the Aid of Planetary Configurations

6. The Art of Calling Spirits Known as the Perfect Nature, According to Aristotle and Hermes, and the Meaning of Talismans and Its Appearance

7. Calling Planetary Forces by Rising Up and Exchanging Secret Conversations with Them and Sharing with Them the Effects of Actions by Using Words, Offering Sacrifices, Making Supplications, and Producing Incense, as well as by Using Astrological Ratios as Explained in the Sabian School of Thought

8. Glorifying the Astrological Potential of the Sun and Saturn and How to Secretly Converse with Them

9. Calling Planetary Forces Individually, the Spiritual Names of the Forces Placed Beside the Six Directions and Using Them in Accordance with Aristotle’s Instructions

10. Weaving Spiritual Magic and a Vehicle to Repel the Harmful Effects of Actions as Presented in Aristotle’s and Hermes’ works in Magical Talisman operations, by Using Foods, Incense, Perfume, and Ointment, and Decoding Their Effects from the One to Which They Were Attached

11. Different Magical Talismans Work for Different Purposes as Taken from Former Scientist Works in Imagination, Reversing Perception and Conjuring Various Images According to the Desired Purpose. Magical Talismans to Put One to Sleep, to Make Him Motionless, to Kill Him, and to Neutralize Poisons

12. Scientific Recommendations and Enigmas

Book IV

1. Extending Illumination from the First Cause to Effects Below It. Talking About the True Essence of the Physical and Metaphysical Realities, the True Essence of the Mind, Its Sections and Reality, as well as the Truth of the Inner Life and Its Reality

2. Calling the Spirits and Forces of the Moon When it is New and as it Enters the Constellation as it Spreads its Forces on Earth, According to Some Kurdish and Abyssinian Schools. The Seven Day Fasts in Accordance with an Indian School of Thought

3. Some of the Copts’ Concealed Secrets and Some of their Symbols in This Regard

4. Exploring Some of the Most Important Works and Enigmas by Prominent Adepts in this Craft to be Used in Preventing its Outcome

5. Specifying the Ten Sciences Which Produced These Two Conclusions

6. Making Planetary Incense and the Vehicles Needed for This Principle is One of the Most Practical Secrets of India

7. Abu Bakr Ibn Wahshija’s Translation of Nabatean Magical Works and Talismans

8. Effects of Things are a Function of Their Characteristics

9. Special Components of Charms Taken from Various Books, Followed by Recommendations

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More information regarding volume one may be had by clicking on its cover on the right side of the navigation bar.

Alchemical Presentation at the Stone

The Alchemical Bestiary
Alchemical Animal Symbolism in Renaissance Hermeticism.
Book Release: Turba Philosophorum
Ouroboros Press editor William J. Kiesel will give a talk on the enigmatic symbolism associated with the Animal Kingdom as employed in Alchemical texts during the Renaissance. Hermetic philosophers drew from mythological and biblical sources while depicting their alchemical emblems to explain the process of making the Philosopher’s Stone. Key symbols for interpretation will be discussed and accompanied by a slide show of alchemical imagery from rare books and manuscripts.
This presentation is given on the occasion of a new edition of the Turba Philosophorum, just released by Ouroboros Press. Copies of the book will be available for signing after the presentation.

8pm sharp Sunday 8 July 2007
The Stone [New York]
Located at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street.

[The Stone Website]
http://www.thestonenyc.com/index.html

Turba Philosophorum received from the printers

The image above shows the stacks of books ready to be handbound at the bindery of Ars Obscura in Seattle. Cloth copies showing the gilt device on the front cover can be seen below along with a copy wrapped in a dust jacket.



The Turba Philosophorum or Assembly of the Sages:
Called also the Book of Truth in the Art and the Third Pythagorical Synod
An Ancient Alchemical Treatise Translated from the Latin by Arthur Edward Waite.

Known unto the Wise as the Crowd of Philosophers, this twelfth century treatise records the meeting of the "Hermetic Association for the Advancement of Alchemy" and gives voice to the alchemical wisdom of several centuries. From Pythagoras to the Thrice-Greatest Hermes, the Adepts converse on the keys of the Royal Art and the nature of the Magnum Opus in their pursuit of the Philosopher's Stone.

Arthur Edward Waite's translation of The Turba Philosophorum remains the most complete to date due to the fact that he examined the many variant Latin manuscripts. There were two versions of the Turba; a short version and a long version, and in cases where textual differences occurred, Waite was sure to note them. This new edition has retained those important words of wisdom.

This Limited Edition produced by Ouroboros Press continues the tradition of fine bookmaking by resetting the type and offering three distinctive binding styles.



Royal Arte Vellum Turba
Handbound in full vellum with gilt titles and device, false-raised cords, marbled endsheets and silk ribbon bookmark. A crowning achievement from the studios of Ars Obscura Bookbinding. Octavo. 168 pages. Limited to 25 copies only. $200.00



Deluxe Leather Turba
Handbound in full burgundy leather with gilt titles and device, false-raised cords, marbled endsheets and a silk ribbon bookmark, also from the venerable studios of Ars Obscura Bookbinding. Octavo. 168 pages. Limited to 275 copies only. $145.00

Trade Edition Turba
Full burgundy cloth with gilt spine title and device on front board in a printed dust jacket. Octavo. 168 pages. Limited to 700 copies only. $45.00



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