The years of the wizard : the strange history and home life of Renaissance magicians
Morris, Rachel (Museum curator)2025
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All things were believable back then - wizards, alchemy, fairies, angels. This is the story of those magical times. A lyrical and highly atmospheric exploration of the lives of Tudor and Renaissance magicians, men from Dee to Kepler to Bruno, who were also scientists, astrologers, mathematicians and alchemists. Their studies, books and ideas still permeate scientific history, as well as literature and film from Philip Pullman to CS Lewis. But what do we know of the rest of their households - the lovers, wives, mothers and daughters? In this book, Rachel Morris also vividly reimagines the less documented lives of the magicians' families and lovers.
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Author:
Morris, Rachel (Museum curator), author
Imprint:
London : September, 2025.
Collation:
320 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781914613968 (hbk)
Dewey class:
133.4309031133.43
LC class:
BF1593
Language:
English
BRN:
4288516