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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- Pierres de foudre chez les chinois et les japonais, Les
- F. de Mély., Reprinted from: Revue archéologique. Aby Warburg's copy., Includes bibliographical references., Warburg Institute copy has bookplate of Aby Warburg.
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- Poudre de sympathie victorieuse, La
- Dedication signed: D.B. Aby Waburg's copy., Warburg Institute copy bound with his: Traité des talismans ou figures astrales : dans lequel est montré que leurs effets, & vertus admirables sont naturelles, & enseigné la manière de les faire, & de s'en seruir auec un profit & auantage merueilleux. Paris : Pierre de Bresche et Iacques de Laize-de Bresche, 1668.
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- Praktischen Folgen des Aberglaubens, Die
- Aby Warburg's copy.
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- Profetia veridica di tutti i sommi pontefici fin'al fine del mondo
- fatta da San Malachia ... ; cauata da scrittori autentici da Henrico Sonesio., Bound with : Osservatione notabile sopra l'elettione del Nuovo Pontefice Clemente X e sopra la verificatione della profetia di San Malachia De flumine magno (Venetia, 1570). Aby Warburg's copy., Warburg Institute copy: the text of 'Osservatione notabile sopra l'elettione del Nuovo Pontefice Clemente X e sopra la verificatione della profetia di San Malachia De flumine magno.' is bound before the main text, its t.-p. after the main text. Aby Warburg's copy.
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- Prophetie des h. Malachias, des Erzbischofs, über die Päpste..., Die
- Offprint from an unidentified source., Contains the list of mottoes from the first edition of the prophecy in 'Lignum Vitae' (Venitiis : Arnoldus Wion, 1595) with German translations and names of the popes until Leo XIII (1878-).
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- Prophetische Stimmen über den Weltkrieg 1914/15 und andere übersinnliche Gesichte
- Von Dr. Metapsychicus [Pseud.]., On cover: Von Dr. A.R. Metapsychicus [Pseud.]. Aby Warburg's copy.
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- Raphael, oder Artzt-Engel
- Aüffgesezet von Abraham a Franckenberg. Eqvite silesio. A ̊1639. 1729 Christianus Grumbachius scripsit. Candidatus iuris., Facsimile reproduction of the original manuscript in the Herrzog-August-Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, with title as above., The introduction (19, [1] p.) is published seperately as an "Ergänzungsheft." with t.-p.: Abraham von Franckenbergs Raphael, oder, Artzt-Engel (Cod. Gueiferbytan. blancob, no. 160) eingeleitet von Heinrich Schneider. Wolfenbüttel, Verlag der Freunde., "Die einmalige auflage beträgt 400 exemplare. von denen 390 in den handel gelangen. Jedes exemplar ist handschriftlich numerfert ... nr 22.".
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- Raphael, oder, Artzt-Engel, auff ehemahliges Ersuchen eines Gottliebenden Medici A.S
- aüffgesezet von H. Abraham von Franckenberg, Equite Silesio, im Jahr 1639 ..., Facsimile reprint of the edition published: Amsterdam : Gedruckt bey Jacob von Felsen, 1676., Cover and spine title: Raphael, oder, Arzt-Engel.
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- Sammlung der grössten Geheimnisse ausserordentlicher Menschen in alter Zeit
- Each part has special title page. Aby Warburg's copy.
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- Schicksalsbuch der Weltgeschichte, Das
- in der deutschen Uebersetzung von Eduard Rösch ; neu herausgegeben von W. Faber., Includes index.
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- Schlingen- und Netzmotiv im Glauben und Brauch der Völker, Das
- von Isidor Scheftelowitz., Aby Warburg's copy.
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- Schlüssel von dem Zwange der Höllen, Der
- Reprint of the 1609 (or 1610) ed. published in Frankfurt. Cf. H. Henning. Faust-Bibliographie. T. 1, Nr. 3223; Karl Engel. Bibliotheca Faustiana, Nr. 353; Brit. Mus. Cat. Aby Warburg's copy.