EditorialUrmaterie, Representation of primal matter from the 17th century, Fig. 1, p. 26, 1617, Robert Fludd: Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia in duo volumina secundum cosmi differentiam divisa. Openhemii:...
EditorialTitelblatt ans Agostino Scilla ' Both major and minor metaphysical cosmos ...', Title page from Agostino Scillas '17th century Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica ...', title page, 1670, Agostino Scilla: La vana speculazione disinga...
EditorialFiat Lux, Figure for the creation of light from the 17th century, Fig. 2, before p. 49, 1617, Robert Fludd: Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia in duo volumina secundum cosmi differentiam divisa. Ope...
EditorialIn 1617, the alchemist Robert Fludd depicted 'the great chain of being', with concentric circles: From Sophia, the goddess of Wisdom, the chain extends downwards to animals, plants and minerals. Utriusque Cosmi majoris scilicet et minoris metaphysica a...