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Unlocked books : manuscripts of learned magic in the medieval libraries of Central Europe
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Unlocked books : manuscripts of learned magic in the medieval libraries of Central Europe

Author: Benedek Láng
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2008.
Series: Magic in history.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Presents and analyzes texts of learned magic written in medieval Central Europe (Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary), and attempts to identify their authors, readers, and collectors"--Provided by publisher.
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Láng, Benedek, 1974-
Unlocked books.
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008
(DLC) 2008013593
(OCoLC)218188540
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Benedek Láng
ISBN: 9780271035987 0271035986
OCLC Number: 435676647
Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 334 p.) : ill.
Contents: Introduction: in search of magician schools --
Definitions and classifications --
Natural magic --
Image magic --
Divination with diagrams --
Alchemy --
Ritual magic and crystallomancy --
Magic in the clerical context --
Magic in the courtly context --
Magic in the university context --
Conclusion: seven questions --
Epilogue: when Central Europe was finally close to becoming a center for magical studies.
Series Title: Magic in history.
Responsibility: Benedek Láng.

Abstract:

"Presents and analyzes texts of learned magic written in medieval Central Europe (Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary), and attempts to identify their authors, readers, and collectors"--Provided by publisher.

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