Index lambspring thurneisser mylius valentine khunrath hermaphrodite child mutus liber atalanta petrus bonus rosary terrestrial astronomy splendor solis doorkeeper pandora eleazar valentine azoth orthelius speculum fludd cosmos mylius rosary boehme mylius azoth mylius donum norton crowning beccafumi hildebrandt van helpen eleazar donum geber ecker viatorium bugia freher. The symbology of the prints contained in this work occurs in a similar texts including aurora consurgens the book of lambsprinck the rosarium philosophorum and splendor solis among others. Atalanta fugiens is an emblematic work oriented around a series of allegorical images mottoes and epigrams.
His lavish atalanta fugiens atalanta fleeing contains fifty beautiful engravings by the famous swiss engraver matthaeus merian the elder 1593 1650 and is the source for many of the alchemical images most commonly reproduced today. In 1617 german physician alchemist epigrammist and amateur composer michael maier published atalanta fugiens an alchemical emblem book in oppenheim at the press of engraver and publisher johann theodore de bry the work incorporated 50 emblems images by the german engraver matthäus merian de bry s son in law each with a motto epigram and a three part musical setting of the epigram. Alongside images poems and discussion it included fifty pieces of music in the form of fugues the form itself being a p ut salamandra vivit igne sic lapis like the salamander the stone lives in the fire.
His atalanta fugiens an alchemical emblem book was published in 1617. Atalanta fugiens by michael maier originally published in latin in 1617. Michael maier atalanta fugiens jpeg 957 1 293.
Media in category atalanta fugiens the following 83 files are in this category out of 83 total. Atalanta fugiens is an emblem book which was published in the 1610s in oppenheim hesse germany. It consists of 50 discourses with illustrations by matthias merian each of which is accompanied by an epigrammatic verse prose and a musical fugue it may therefore be considered an early example of multimedia.
Atalanta fugiens or atalanta fleeing is an emblem book by michael maier 1568 1622 published by johann theodor de bry in oppenheim in 1617 2nd edition 1618. This is emblem 36 of the sereies and shows the triple stone projected int he elements of air water and upper and. Alchemy engraving by theodor de bry for michael maier atalanta fugiens 1618.
Page 1 of 1. Atalanta fugiens stock photos and images 85 atalanta fugiens by michael maier. It may therefore be considered an early example of multimedia.
It consists of 50 discourses with illustrations by matthias merian each of which is accompanied by an epigrammatic verse prose and a musical fugue.
Atalanta fugiens images. Aug 2 2017 atalanta fugiens or atalanta fleeing is an emblem book by michael maier 1568 1622 published by johann theodor de bry.
Aug 2 2017 atalanta fugiens or atalanta fleeing is an emblem book by michael maier 1568 1622 published by johann theodor de bry.
