People, places, and concepts that appear across multiple books in the collection. Discover connections between texts.
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A fundamental stone in architecture that supports a structure, used extensively as a metaphor in Christian theology for Christ and in alchemy for the Philosopher's Stone. It represents the essential foundation of a spiritual or physical system.
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The legal right granting creators exclusive rights to their work, a concept that evolved alongside the printing press to regulate intellectual property.
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The Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444 AD, known for his central role in the Christological controversies of the 5th century. He is frequently cited in early modern theological debates regarding the nature of the soul and the Trinity.
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A very small interval in music theory resulting from the difference between two nearly identical tones, such as the Pythagorean or syntonic comma.
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A disciple of Socrates traditionally credited with the 'Tabula Cebetis,' an influential allegorical work describing the path to true virtue and wisdom.
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An ancient Greek political philosopher and character in Plato's Gorgias who argues for the 'right of the stronger.' He serves as a foil to Socrates, representing the amoral pursuit of power and pleasure.
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The act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, or deity through ritualized speech and symbols, a central practice in grimoire traditions and ceremonial magic.
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The third Roman Emperor, notorious in historical texts for his alleged tyranny and extravagance during his brief reign.
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An ancient Greek philosopher and follower of Heraclitus who believed that names possess a natural and essential connection to the objects they represent.
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A major Renaissance printer and publisher based in Antwerp, whose Plantin Press was instrumental in the dissemination of scientific, botanical, and religious texts.
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A region in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula that served as a significant intellectual hub during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, particularly for the transmission of Arabic science and Kabbalistic thought. It is the birthplace of figures like Ramon Llull, whose combinatorial art influenced Western esotericism.
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A form of justice governing the fairness of private transactions and exchanges between individuals, ensuring that the value given equals the value received.
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A highly influential collection of 100 astrological aphorisms falsely attributed to Ptolemy, widely studied in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
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In a theological context, the spiritual reorientation of the soul toward God, often involving a radical change in belief, practice, and moral life.
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