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1,465 results starting with “P”

Parrhasius

An ancient Greek painter celebrated in Renaissance art theory for his mastery of line and his legendary competition with Zeuxis.

6 books · 99 mentions

Lomazzo: Trattato (1584 Milan)Utriusque cosmi majoris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia+1 more

Pozzuoli

6 books · 95 mentions

Magia Naturalis Libri XX (1607)Palladio: Quattro Libri (1616 Venice)
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Parasara

6 books · 93 mentions

PhaladeepikaMuhurta Martanda+1 more

Pythagoreanism

6 books · 92 mentions

De Harmonia Mundi TotiusAntiquae Musicae Auctores Septem (Graece et Latine)+1 more

Pergamon

6 books · 89 mentions

On the Ancient Hermetic Medicine of the Egyptians and the New Medicine of the ParacelsiansMedical Letters, Volume One+1 more

Phrenitis

6 books · 89 mentions

Three Books of Occult PhilosophyParacelsus: Complete Works (Latin)+1 more

Philosophical Tree

6 books · 87 mentions

Lehigh Codex (15th c. Naples Alchemical MS)Musaeum Hermeticum (1677 Edition)+1 more

Privation (privatio)

6 books · 87 mentions

Pico della Mirandola: Opera (1496)History of Both Worlds: Macrocosm+1 more

Parricide

6 books · 84 mentions

Complete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)Opera Omnia (Complete Works)+1 more

Panacea

A hypothetical universal remedy capable of curing all diseases and prolonging life indefinitely, often sought by alchemists as the Universal Medicine. It is frequently associated with the Philosopher's Stone and the culmination of the Great Work.

6 books · 82 mentions

Oedipus Aegyptiacus Volume II (1653)Pansophiae Diatyposis (1645 Elzevier)+1 more

Possible Intellect

6 books · 81 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Boethius: De Consolatione (1486)+1 more

Philosophical Water

6 books · 80 mentions

New Light of Alchemy (with Paracelsus)Communication einer vortrefflichen chymischen Medicin+1 more

Polybius

A Greek historian of the Hellenistic period noted for his work 'The Histories', which analyzed the rise of the Roman Republic and the concept of the cycle of constitutions.

6 books · 80 mentions

Oedipus Aegyptiacus Volume II (1653)Magia Naturalis Libri XX (1607)+1 more

Pure act (actus purus)

6 books · 79 mentions

Medical Letters, Volume OneLlull: Ars Magna Generalis (1517)+1 more

Philemon

An early Christian mentioned in the New Testament as the recipient of Paul's Epistle to Philemon, or alternatively, a figure from Greek mythology who showed hospitality to disguised gods. In the context of the Secret of Secrets, the name may also refer to a legendary sage.

6 books · 79 mentions

A Christian and Heavenly Treatise: Containing Medicine for the SoulPhilokalia (Greek)+1 more

Primary and Secondary Qualities

6 books · 78 mentions

Aphoristic Astrology of Ptolemy, Hermes, and OthersAlchymia Triumphans: Defense of Alchemy Against the Parisian Faculty+1 more

Pericardium

6 books · 78 mentions

Vesalius: De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1555)Janua Linguarum Reserata (1641)+1 more

Primary qualities

6 books · 77 mentions

Cardano: De Subtilitate (1550)Alchymia Triumphans: Defense of Alchemy Against the Parisian Faculty+1 more

Primogeniture

6 books · 76 mentions

An Attempt at a History of ArianismHarmony of the World (with Mysterium cosmographicum)+1 more

Phylacteries

Small leather boxes containing Hebrew texts worn by Jewish men during prayer, often discussed in esoteric contexts regarding their symbolic or protective power.

6 books · 75 mentions

Sphinx mystagogaGreek New Testament (Tischendorf Critical Edition)+1 more

Philipp Melanchthon

6 books · 75 mentions

Historical-Theological Considerations of Remarkable TruthsMedical Letters, Volume One+1 more

Principalities

6 books · 73 mentions

Iamblichus De Mysteriis (1497 Aldine)Landino: Dante Commentary (1481 Florence)+1 more

Phantasia (Imagination)

6 books · 73 mentions

On the MysteriesOpera Omnia (Complete Works)+1 more

Po River

6 books · 72 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Landino: Dante Commentary (1481 Florence)+1 more

Polycrates

6 books · 67 mentions

Four Volumes of Divine and Human MarvelsComplete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)+1 more

Phyllis

6 books · 67 mentions

Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersLandino: Dante Commentary (1481 Florence)+1 more

Pyrenees

6 books · 66 mentions

Cosmographia (Geography)Petrarch: Sonnets with Commentary (1519)+1 more

Palamedes

A Greek mythological figure credited with the invention of various arts and sciences, including the alphabet and weights and measures.

6 books · 63 mentions

Complete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)Polygraphie (1561 French)+1 more

Pirithous

6 books · 62 mentions

Complete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)+1 more

Philetus

6 books · 60 mentions

A Christian and Heavenly Treatise: Containing Medicine for the SoulVera Christiana Religio+1 more

Patrimony

6 books · 59 mentions

Eight Books on AstronomyPlato: Complete Works (Ficino Translation)+1 more

Peter Lombard

6 books · 57 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Landino: Dante Commentary (1481 Florence)+1 more

Primary Qualities (Heat, Cold, Moisture, Dryness)

6 books · 53 mentions

The Great Art of Light and ShadowPico della Mirandola: Opera (1496)+1 more

Primary Qualities (Hot, Cold, Moist, Dry)

6 books · 48 mentions

Magia Naturalis Libri XX (1607)Pico della Mirandola: Opera (1496)+1 more

Pyrrha

6 books · 47 mentions

Complete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)Opera Omnia (Complete Works)+1 more

Phoroneus

6 books · 45 mentions

Complete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)Opera Omnia (Complete Works)+1 more

Predictive Astrology

5 books · 221 mentions

Brihat Jataka with Bhattotpala CommentarySarvartha Chintamani+1 more

Predication

5 books · 185 mentions

Plato: Complete Works (Ficino Translation)David the Invincible: Works on Porphyry and Aristotle+1 more

Patanjali

5 books · 165 mentions

An Introduction to YogaRaja Yoga - Swami Vivekananda+1 more

Pompeo Leoni

5 books · 162 mentions

The Notebooks of Leonardo da VinciEsquisses et etudes de tetes+1 more

Pineal gland

5 books · 147 mentions

Vesalius: De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1555)Vera Christiana Religio+1 more

Passover

5 books · 143 mentions

Greek New Testament (Tischendorf Critical Edition)Codex Sinaiticus (Tischendorf Facsimile)+1 more

Philo Judaeus

5 books · 143 mentions

Fourth Book of Occult PhilosophyPlotini Opera Omnia cum Ficini commentariis+1 more

Parallelogram

5 books · 131 mentions

Euclid: Elementa (1482 Ratdolt)Elementa (Elements)+1 more

Pope Boniface VIII

The Pope whose reign was marked by intense political conflict with European monarchs and whose bull 'Unam Sanctam' asserted the absolute supremacy of spiritual over temporal power.

5 books · 120 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Landino: Dante Commentary (1481 Florence)+1 more

Polus

5 books · 116 mentions

Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersComplete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)+1 more

Property

5 books · 110 mentions

Ramon Llull Ars Magna Generalis et Ultima (1517)David the Invincible: Works on Porphyry and Aristotle+1 more

Paroxysm

5 books · 109 mentions

De Restituta utriusque medicinae vera praxiParacelsus: Complete Works (Latin)+1 more

Philosophers' Egg

5 books · 99 mentions

Theatrum Chemicum Vol. III (1602)Reg.lat.1278+1 more

Prima materia

5 books · 98 mentions

Incipit: From a certain manuscript of the Philosopher R.C.New Chemical Light+1 more

Philaletha

5 books · 98 mentions

Briefe an einen Freund in der SchweizAbhandlung vom goldenen Vliess oder Möglichkeit der Verwandlung der Metalle+1 more

Pamphile

5 books · 96 mentions

Von etlichen frowen (1479 Augsburg - German translation)Les nobles et cleres dames (De claris mulieribus)+1 more

Pope Pius II

5 books · 96 mentions

Works (1496 Bologna incunabulum)L'opere della serafica santa Caterina da Siena+1 more

Primary Substance

5 books · 96 mentions

Conciliator Differentiarum Philosophorum et MedicorumDavid the Invincible: Works on Porphyry and Aristotle+1 more

Plastic power

5 books · 95 mentions

The Great Art of Light and ShadowSaducismus Triumphatus: Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions+1 more

Phocion

5 books · 94 mentions

A Christian and Heavenly Treatise: Containing Medicine for the SoulPetrarch: Sonnets with Commentary (1519)+1 more

Paradise (Eden)

5 books · 94 mentions

Three Christian Sermons on TemptationsThree Books on Life+1 more

Prime Meridian

5 books · 94 mentions

PanchasiddhantikaGraha Laghava with Vishvanatha Commentary+1 more

Porsenna

5 books · 92 mentions

De claris mulieribus (c.1474-75 Strasbourg incunabulum)De claris mulieribus (14th c. Italian translation, ed. Tosti 1841)+1 more

Peripatetic school

5 books · 89 mentions

Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersAlchymia Triumphans: Defense of Alchemy Against the Parisian Faculty+1 more