A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography /

A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, "Germanus incredibilis" : with a selection of his unpublished correspondence and an annotated translation of his autobiography /

Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an enigma. Intensely pious and a prolific author, he was also a polymath fascinated with everything from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the tiny creatures in his microscope. His correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a window into th...

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Main Author: Fletcher, John Edward.

Other Authors: Fletcher, Elizabeth, 1942-, Trompf, G. W., Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Aries Book Series 12.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223110.

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Kircher, Athanasius, > 1602-1680 > Correspondence.
Kircher, Athanasius, > 1602-1680.
Jesuits > Germany > Biography.
Intellectuals > Germany > Biography.
Learning and scholarship > Europe > History > 17th century.
Europe > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Germany > History > 1517-1648 > Biography.
Germany > History > 1648-1740 > Biography.

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Call Number: CT1098.K46 F53 2011

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505 0 0 |a Preliminary Material -- 1. A Biographical Sketch -- 2. The Hieroglyph Enigma -- 3. Music in all its Forms and Guises -- 4. The Revelation of the Microscope -- 5. The Scientist before Rational Science -- 6. A Love for Antiquities -- 7. Kircher's Correspondence -- 8. Letters from Persons of Quality -- 9. Letters from Fellow Jesuits -- 10. Letters from Contemporary Men of Science -- 11. Letters from Humanists and Antiquarians -- 12. Letters from Correspondents of Long Standing -- 13. Letters from German Literary Figures -- 14. Letters Written by Kircher -- 15. Other Kircherian Letters -- 16. Printed Letters from and to Kircher -- 17. Introduction -- 18. Vita -- Appendix Publications of John Fletcher -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations. 
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