Ex Libris Aby Warburg: Magic and Science
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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- Secrets merveilleux de la magie naturelle & cabalistique
- traduit exactement sur l'original latin, intitulé Alberti Parvi Lucii Libellus de mirabilibus naturae arcanis. : Enrichi des figures misterieuses, & le maniere de les faire., Collation: 12:̊ p6s A-Kp12s Lp6s; 132 leaves: p.[12̲]̲ [1] 2-252. ?7. G6 signed G5.
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- Servatii Gallæi Dissertationes de sibyllis, earumque oraculis
- Also available online., Printer's device on title page., Added engraved illustrated title page. Title reads "Servatii Gallaei Dissertationes de sibyllis etc"., Folded engraved portrait of the author signed: R. de Hooge. 1686., Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek and Hebrew., Initials, head- and tailpieces., Dissertationes de sibyllis, earumque oraculis., Includes index., Warburg Institute copy 2 is ex libris Michael Innes., Warburg Institute copy 2 lacks the folded portrait.
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- Sethianische Verfluchungstafeln aus Rom
- herausgegeben von Richard Wünsch.
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- Sėpher Maphteah Shelomo (Book of the Key of Solomon)
- by Hermann Gollancz., Aby Warburg's copy.
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- Sibylle, La
- Contents: Préparation du Christianisme dans la religion antique. -- Le fondateur de la religion hellénistique. -- La Sibylle et la fin de Rome., par Th. Zielinski.
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- Siebenschläfer-Amulett, Das
- ., Offprint from: Der Islam. 5. 1914. Aby Warburg's copy.
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- Siegel und Charaktere in der muhammedanischen Zauberei
- von H.A. Winkler.
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- Siegel und Gemmen
- erklärt von Professor Dr. M. A. Levy. Mit drei lithographirten Tafeln.
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- Simbolismo gioachimita, Il
- Offprint from: Ricerche religiose. 5. 1929.
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- Sinn für das Wunderbare, Der
- Ernst Mach ; herausgegeben von Friedrich Adler und Katharina Adler., Cover title.
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- Sizilianische Gebete, Beschwörungen und Rezepte in griechischer Umschrift
- Offprint from: Zeitschrift für Romanische Philologie. 32. 1908.