This collection features books covering the subjects of Magic and Science from the personal library of the Hamburg art historian and scholar Aby Warburg (1866-1929). These books formed the basis of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg, which was officially opened in 1926 and emigrated to London in 1933-1934.
As suggested by the name of the Library named after him, Warburg had wide-ranging interests in Kulturwissenschaft, a term difficult to translate, but usually rendered as ‘cultural studies’, understood in its widest, anthropological sense. It is well-illustrated here by his collection on Magic and Science (classmark F). Together with Philosophy (A) and Religion (B, G), it makes up the broader category of ‘Orientation’, which deals with man’s attempts to make sense of his place in the world.
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Jakob Böhme
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von Dr. Paul Deussen., "Schriften von Paul Deussen": p. [51]-[52]. Aby Warburg's copy.
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Kaisergedanke, Der
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Contents: Das neue Deutschland.--Der Kaisergedanke.--Christus Antichristus.--Die Frage nach dem Sinn.--Die Kirchen im Morgenland.--Der grosse Gedanke der Missionen.--Worte der Engel., Aby Warburg's copy.
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Kurtze Eröfnung und Anweisung der dreyen Principien und Welten im Menschen, Eine
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Abgemahlet und vorgestellet durch Johan Georg Grabern von Ringéhausen, Johan Georg Gichteln von Regensburg, im Jahr Christi 1696., Also available online., Title in red and black; initials., "Anhang. Kurtze und einfältige Betrachtung des Ehe-Standes, wie solcher unter gemütlichen Christen mit reinem Hertzen und Gewissen zu führen ist...": p.155-175., Warburg Institute copy 2 is ex libris Michael Innes., Warburg Institute copy 3 is ex libris Michael Innes; with col. plates.
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