The Hermetic Museum

Köln: Taschen, 2005. Small black color illus octavo, 711 pages, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color), 20 cm. Very gentle bumping to corners, extremely mild rubbing to limp board corners, very light sparse pencil to ahfndul of pages (easily erased), light soiling to fore-edges, else overall near fine(-). Paperback. ISBN: 3822815144

A fantastical journey through the pictorial world of alchemy and mysticism, the Cabbala and magic, freemasons and Rosicrusians. This unique selection of illustrations with commentaries and source texts guides us on a fascinating journey through the representations of the secret arts. Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Illustrations.