Complete Hermetica (1505 Paris Edition)
Pimander, Asclepius, Crater Hermetis
Hermes Trismegistus; Ficino, Marsilio (translator); Lefèvre d'Étaples (editor)
Latin
Anonymous (attributed to Hermes Trismegistus) c. 2nd-3rd century CE · published 1505
184 pages
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First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The 1505 Paris edition, edited by Lefèvre d'Étaples, is a significant compilation containing Ficino's Latin translation of the Pimander (CH 1-14), the ancient Latin Asclepius, and Lazzarelli's Crater Hermetis. While these individual components have been translated into English separately (notably John Everard's 1650 translation of Ficino's Pimander and Hanegraaff's 2005 translation of Lazzarelli), no single English edition has translated the 1505 Paris edition as a complete, unified work including Lefèvre's editorial framework. Additionally, Ficino's specific Latin rendering of the Pimander has not seen a complete modern scholarly translation since the 17th century.
Related translations found:
The Divine Pymander of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus, trans. John Everard (1650) [partial]
Lodovico Lazzarelli (1447-1500): The Hermetic Writings and Related Documents, trans. Wouter J. Hanegraaff and Ruud M. Bouthoorn (2005) [partial]
Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, trans. Brian P. Copenhaver (1992) [partial]
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Unlock the secrets of the ancient 'mortal god' with this foundational 1505 edition of the Hermetica. Discover how the human mind serves as a bridge between the material world and the divine, revealing the path to salvation through the 'intelligible splendor' of Gnosis.
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