The Book Of Secrets Of Albertus Magnus Best Brightman Magic Herbs PB Weiser
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The Book Of Secrets Of Albertus Magnus Best Brightman Magic Herbs PB Weiser. Title: The Book of Secrets of Albertus Magnus: Of the Virtues of Herbs, Stones, and Certain Beasts, Also a Book of the Marvels of the World. This edition includes an in-depth scholarly introduction, historical and textual notes, discussion of the various manuscripts and printed sources, and a comprehensive index. Title: The Book of Secrets of Albertus Magnus: Of the Virtues of Herbs, Stones, and Certain Beasts, Also a Book of the Marvels of the World. Author attributed: Albertus Magnus; edited by Michael R. Best and Frank H. Brightman. Format: Trade paperback softcover in green covers with black text and woodcut-style illustration on the front; English language. Publisher imprint: WeiserBooks, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, printed in the United States of America. Genre and topics: Magic, alchemy, mysticism, alternative belief systems, alternative medicine, and supernatural lore. Contents cover five main parts on the virtues of herbs, stones, and beasts, a treatise on the planets and their astrological qualities, and a section on the marvels of the world with experimental recipes and magical operations. This edition includes an in-depth scholarly introduction, historical and textual notes, discussion of the various manuscripts and printed sources, and a comprehensive index. ISBN: 0-87728-941-8; ISBN-13: 978-0-87728-941-8. Intended audience: Adult readers, students of Western esotericism, and collectors of occult and alchemical texts.
