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De Harmonia Mundi Totius

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Petosiris

A legendary Egyptian priest and astrologer, often paired with Nechepso, to whom various foundational Hermetic and astrological texts were attributed in antiquity.

5 books · 83 mentions

Eight Books on AstronomyThe Strife of Love in a Dream, or the Discourse of the Dream of Poliphilo+1 more

Prosthaphaereses

A mathematical method for simplifying astronomical calculations using trigonometric identities, or the specific correction applied to a planet's mean motion.

5 books · 83 mentions

On the Revolutions of the Celestial SpheresOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543 First Edition)+1 more

Paralogism

5 books · 82 mentions

The Great Art of Light and ShadowKepler: Astronomia Nova (1609 Prague)+1 more

Parallax in longitude (Lambana)

5 books · 82 mentions

Surya Siddhanta with Gudhartha-prakasakaPanchasiddhantika+1 more

Plataea

5 books · 81 mentions

Ten Books on ArchitectureComplete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)+1 more

Pomerania

A historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, split between Germany and Poland. In early modern intellectual history, it was a significant center for Lutheranism and the site of various natural philosophical and medical inquiries.

5 books · 80 mentions

Raphael Explaining the Art of MedicineDe Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica+1 more

Phaedo

5 books · 80 mentions

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

Peleus

5 books · 80 mentions

Opera Omnia (Complete Works)Plato: Complete Works (Ficino Translation)+1 more

Pola

An ancient Adriatic port city renowned for its well-preserved Roman ruins, including a famous amphitheater and the Temple of Augustus. It was a significant site for Renaissance architects like Palladio who studied its classical remains.

5 books · 79 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Palladio: Quattro Libri (1616 Venice)+1 more

Peacock's Tail

5 books · 79 mentions

Alchymia: Comprehensive Treatise on AlchemyAlchemical Writings (Stone of Philosophers)+1 more

Pontic Water

A symbolic alchemical term for a primordial solvent or 'mercurial water' used to dissolve and purify the first matter in the Great Work.

5 books · 77 mentions

New Chemical LightMusaeum Hermeticum (1677 Edition)+1 more

Pilgrimage sites

5 books · 77 mentions

Muhurta MartandaLagna Chandrika+1 more

Phthia

5 books · 76 mentions

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

Patriarch Jacob

The third Hebrew patriarch of the Israelites, son of Isaac and Rebecca, whose twelve sons became the founders of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. In esoteric traditions, his ladder and struggle with the angel are often interpreted as symbols of spiritual ascent and the union of macrocosm and microcosm.

5 books · 74 mentions

Raphael Explaining the Art of MedicineHistory of Both Worlds: Macrocosm+1 more

Papias

5 books · 72 mentions

Ioannis Pici Mirandulae Omnia OperaGreek New Testament (Tischendorf Critical Edition)+1 more

Prima Materia

The formless, primordial substance that constitutes the starting point of the alchemical Great Work.

5 books · 67 mentions

Incipit: From a certain manuscript of the Philosopher R.C.Know thyself+1 more

Palatine Hill

The centermost of the Seven Hills of Rome and the site of the earliest settlements, later becoming the location of imperial palaces. It was a primary focus for Renaissance antiquarians seeking to reconstruct the grandeur of ancient Rome.

5 books · 67 mentions

Palladio: Quattro Libri (1616 Venice)De Harmonia Mundi Totius+1 more

Paradise of God

5 books · 67 mentions

The Tree of Faith, or The Tree of LifeWorks with Life (1498 Venice incunabulum)+1 more

Podagra (Gout)

A form of inflammatory arthritis historically known as the 'disease of kings,' extensively discussed by Paracelsus and other early modern physicians regarding its metabolic and archetypal causes.

5 books · 66 mentions

Introduction to Primitive Cabalistic ScienceTen Books on Architecture+1 more

Peripatetic doctrine

5 books · 65 mentions

Paracelsus: Complete Works (Latin)Mosaicall Philosophy+1 more

Pope Alexander VI

5 books · 65 mentions

Pico della Mirandola: Opera (1496)Ioannis Pici Mirandulae Omnia Opera+1 more

Pandects

A massive compilation of Roman civil law commissioned by Justinian I, serving as the primary source for legal scholarship and humanistic study in the Renaissance.

5 books · 64 mentions

Instruction in MeasurementMiscellanies (philological studies)+1 more

Princes

In the context of early modern political and esoteric thought, these are secular rulers or celestial hierarchies believed to govern the earthly and spiritual realms.

5 books · 64 mentions

Introduction to Primitive Cabalistic ScienceEight Books on Astronomy+1 more

Pomponius Mela

5 books · 64 mentions

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

Potidaea

5 books · 64 mentions

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

Pisistratus

5 books · 63 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Cosmographia (Geography)+1 more

Palas

5 books · 63 mentions

Graha Laghava with Vishvanatha CommentaryBrahma Sphuta Siddhanta (Vol 2)+1 more

Pyrrho of Elis

5 books · 62 mentions

Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersThe Complete Works of Marsilio Ficino+1 more

Pushkara

5 books · 62 mentions

Sangita Ratnakara (Ocean of Music)Tithi Nirnaya+1 more

Planetary War

5 books · 60 mentions

SaravaliSarvartha Chintamani+1 more

Prayag

5 books · 59 mentions

Muhurta Kalpa DrumaBhrigu Samhita Yogavali+1 more

Palladius

A 4th or 5th-century AD Roman writer on agriculture whose work Opus agriculturae was a standard reference throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance. He is often cited in texts concerning natural magic, botany, and the management of estates.

5 books · 58 mentions

On the Ancient Hermetic Medicine of the Egyptians and the New Medicine of the ParacelsiansNatural Magic, or On the Miracles of Natural Things+1 more

Polynices

5 books · 56 mentions

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

Plain of Truth

5 books · 55 mentions

Opera Omnia (Complete Works)Iamblichus De Mysteriis (1497 Aldine)+1 more

Pyrrho

A Greek philosopher of the Hellenistic period credited as the founder of Pyrrhonism, the first major school of philosophical skepticism.

5 books · 54 mentions

Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersPlatonic Theology on the Immortality of Souls (1525 Edition)+1 more

Phthisis

5 books · 54 mentions

Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersBoethius: De Consolatione (1486)+1 more

Pope Gregory

5 books · 54 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)The Great Art of Light and Shadow+1 more

Philosophical Fire

In alchemy, a metaphorical or specialized heat source required for the transmutation of substances, distinct from common culinary or metallurgical fire. It represents the secret 'inner heat' or catalytic agent used to mature the Philosopher's Stone.

5 books · 53 mentions

Lehigh Codex (15th c. Naples Alchemical MS)Drebbel: Tractatus duo (1628 Latin)+1 more

Philomela

A figure from Greek mythology whose story of transformation into a nightingale was a popular motif in Renaissance literature and emblem books. Her tale, often found in Ovid's Metamorphoses, symbolizes the voice of the victim and the power of art.

5 books · 53 mentions

The Strife of Love in a Dream, or the Discourse of the Dream of PoliphiloDivine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)+1 more

Peter of Palude

5 books · 53 mentions

Pico della Mirandola: Opera (1496)Ioannis Pici Mirandulae Omnia Opera+1 more

Perdiccas

5 books · 53 mentions

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

Prime Matter (Hyle)

5 books · 52 mentions

Utriusque cosmi majoris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historiaPhilosophia sacra et vere christiana seu Meteorologia cosmica+1 more

Polydore Vergil

5 books · 52 mentions

Syntagma Musicum II: De OrganographiaHarmonie Universelle (Tome II)+1 more

Paros

5 books · 51 mentions

Ten Books on ArchitectureComplete Works of Plato, translated by Marsilio Ficino (1518)+1 more

Pope Sylvester

5 books · 49 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)De Arte Cabalistica (in Galatino, 1550)+1 more

Paphos

5 books · 49 mentions

Three Books of Occult PhilosophyJordani Bruni Nolani Opera Latine Conscripta+1 more

Phoebus (Apollo)

5 books · 48 mentions

Opera Omnia (Complete Works)Plato: Complete Works (Ficino Translation)+1 more

Phlegmatic

One of the four temperaments in humoral theory, associated with the element of water and characterized by a calm, stoic, and unemotional nature.

5 books · 47 mentions

Boethius: De Consolatione (1486)Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy+1 more

Phlegmatic humors

One of the four primary humors in ancient and medieval medicine, characterized as cold and moist and associated with the element of water and a sluggish temperament.

5 books · 47 mentions

Medical Letters, Volume OneConciliator Differentiarum Philosophorum et Medicorum+1 more

Political Economy

5 books · 47 mentions

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsTractatus Theologico-Politicus+1 more

Purgative Virtues

5 books · 46 mentions

Landino: Dante Commentary (1481 Florence)Camaldulensian Disputations (on active vs contemplative life)+1 more

Parsimony

5 books · 46 mentions

Boethius: De Consolatione (1486)Plato: Complete Works (Ficino Translation)+1 more

Pylades

5 books · 45 mentions

Divine Comedy with Landino Commentary (1487 Incunabulum)Plato: Complete Works (Ficino Translation)+1 more

Pope Sixtus IV

5 books · 45 mentions

Pico della Mirandola: Opera (1496)Oration on the Dignity of Man+1 more

Pope Anastasius

5 books · 45 mentions

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

Pierre Belon

5 books · 38 mentions

The Great Art of Light and ShadowOedipus Aegyptiacus Tomus III+1 more

Pallas (Minerva)

5 books · 38 mentions

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

Polycletus

5 books · 36 mentions

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

Encyclopedia

Peschiera

Pope Clement VII

Petosiris

Prosthaphaereses

Paralogism

Parallax in longitude (Lambana)

Plataea

Pomerania

Phaedo

Peleus

Pola

Peacock's Tail

Pontic Water

Pilgrimage sites

Phthia

Patriarch Jacob

Papias

Prima Materia

Palatine Hill

Paradise of God

Podagra (Gout)

Peripatetic doctrine

Pope Alexander VI

Pandects

Princes

Pomponius Mela

Potidaea

Pisistratus

Palas

Pyrrho of Elis

Pushkara

Planetary War

Prayag

Palladius

Polynices

Plain of Truth

Pyrrho

Phthisis

Pope Gregory

Philosophical Fire

Philomela

Peter of Palude

Perdiccas

Prime Matter (Hyle)

Polydore Vergil

Paros

Pope Sylvester

Paphos

Phoebus (Apollo)

Phlegmatic

Phlegmatic humors

Political Economy

Purgative Virtues

Parsimony

Pylades

Pope Sixtus IV

Pope Anastasius

Pierre Belon

Pallas (Minerva)

Polycletus