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Gallica (BnF)

Gallica is the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, providing free access to over 10 million documents including manuscripts, books, maps, and prints from one of the largest libraries in the world.

177 translated booksFrench, Latin, Greek, Chinese, Arabicgallica.bnf.fr

Illustrations

A muscular, nude male figure, possibly an elemental spirit or a personification of wind, with his hair and outstretched arms transforming into swirling clouds. He stands in a landscape with a body of water and distant architecture.

An emblem depicting a man fishing coral from a river, with a city in the background and a face in the clouds.

Scientific engraving of a pneumatic apparatus involving a large sphere and a smaller vessel connected by a curved tube.

Title page of John Dee's Monas Hieroglyphica featuring a central alchemical emblem within an architectural frame.

Frontispiece for Robert Fludd's 'Microcosmi historia', featuring a central human figure within a cosmological diagram.

A complex cosmological diagram illustrating the harmony between the divine, celestial, and terrestrial realms.

Botanical illustration of a bushy plant with dark green leaves, small yellow and red flowers, and a prominent red root system.

An allegorical engraving depicting the divine creation, featuring a cloud labeled 'FIAT' from which rays of light emanate into a dark void, with a dove descending in a separate burst of light.

The First Key of Basil Valentine depicting a King and Queen, a wolf jumping over a crucible, and Saturn with a scythe.

A complex cosmological diagram featuring a central globe surrounded by concentric rings of clouds, wind heads, archangels, and occult symbols.

A complex engraving of the 'monochordum mundanum' (celestial monochord), illustrating the harmony of the spheres.

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Contributing Libraries

These institutions provided the physical books digitized through Gallica (BnF).

Bibliothèque nationale de France(171)

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177 books from Gallica (BnF)

Sphinx Mystagoga

Sphinx Mystagoga

Athanasius Kircher

1676•99 pages•Latin

The Incantation of Circe

The Incantation of Circe

Giordano Bruno

1582•85 pages•Latin

On Origins, or the Various History of the Whole East

On Origins, or the Various History of the Whole East

Guillaume Postel

1553•136 pages•Latin

On the Restored True Practice of Both Medicines

On the Restored True Practice of Both Medicines

Theophrastus Paracelsus (ed. Gerard Dorn)

1578•330 pages•Latin

On the Rudiments of Hebrew

On the Rudiments of Hebrew

Johannes Reuchlin

1506•628 pages•Latin/Hebrew

Natural Magic

Natural Magic

Giambattista della Porta

1607•597 pages•Latin

The Science of the Mages

The Science of the Mages

Papus (Gérard Encausse)

1892•75 pages•French

Le Tarot des Bohémiens

Le Tarot des Bohémiens

Papus (Gérard Encausse)

1910•439 pages•English

Magic and Religion in North Africa

Magic and Religion in North Africa

Edmond Doutte

1908•626 pages•French

The Minor Works of Marsilio Ficino

The Minor Works of Marsilio Ficino

Marsilio Ficino

1503•60 pages•Latin

Alchemical Miscellany

Alchemical Miscellany

Various

1600•54 pages•Latin

Collected Works

Collected Works

Unknown

1500•244 pages•Latin

Mirror Source of the Ocean of Rhymes

Mirror Source of the Ocean of Rhymes

Unknown

900•2 pages•Chinese

Printed Images of Avalokitesvara

Printed Images of Avalokitesvara

Unknown

900•1 pages•Chinese

Natural Philosophy of Three Ancient Philosophers: Artephius, Flamel, and Synesius

Natural Philosophy of Three Ancient Philosophers: Artephius, Flamel, and Synesius

Nicholas Flamel et al.

1682•108 pages•French

The Enneads of Plotinus

The Enneads of Plotinus

Plotinus (copied by John Skutariotes for Ficino)

1460•363 pages•Greek

Collection of Treatises on the Occult Sciences

Collection of Treatises on the Occult Sciences

Various

1750•361 pages•French

Occult Sciences Manuscript

Occult Sciences Manuscript

Anonymous

1818•411 pages•French

Practical Theosophy

Practical Theosophy

Johann Georg Gichtel

1897•219 pages•French

Splendor of the Sun

Splendor of the Sun

Anonymous

1550•99 pages•French

Elementary Treatise on Practical Magic

Elementary Treatise on Practical Magic

Papus (Gérard Encausse)

1893•568 pages•French

Treatises on Arabic Astrology

Treatises on Arabic Astrology

Zahel / Messahallah

1150•193 pages•Arabic

Argonautica

Argonautica

Apollonius Rhodius

1496•352 pages•Greek

Transcendental Magic: Doctrine and Ritual, Vol. 1

Transcendental Magic: Doctrine and Ritual, Vol. 1

Eliphas Lévi

1861•384 pages•French

Transcendental Magic, Volume 2: Ritual

Transcendental Magic, Volume 2: Ritual

Eliphas Lévi

1861•457 pages•French

The Harclean Gospels

The Harclean Gospels

Thomas of Harkel (translator)

1192•506 pages•Syriac

The History of Magic

The History of Magic

Eliphas Lévi

1860•602 pages•French

Easy and Charitable Chemistry for Ladies

Easy and Charitable Chemistry for Ladies

Marie Meurdrac

1666•371 pages•French

The Law

The Law

Frédéric Bastiat

1850•88 pages•French

The Great Secret, or Occultism Unveiled

The Great Secret, or Occultism Unveiled

Eliphas Lévi

1898•405 pages•French

The Game of Chess Moralized

The Game of Chess Moralized

Jacques de Cessoles (trans. Jean de Vignay)

1350•194 pages•Middle French

The Preludes to Universal Harmony

The Preludes to Universal Harmony

Marin Mersenne

1634•251 pages•French

The Admirable Secrets of Albertus Magnus

The Admirable Secrets of Albertus Magnus

Pseudo-Albertus Magnus

1895•186 pages•French

The Seven Meditations of Saint Teresa on the Lord's Prayer

The Seven Meditations of Saint Teresa on the Lord's Prayer

Teresa of Ávila

1601•349 pages•French

Paintings of the Life of Jesus

Paintings of the Life of Jesus

Anonymous (Diocese of Seert)

1497•48 pages•Syriac

Illustrations of Auspicious Omens

Illustrations of Auspicious Omens

Unknown

900•14 pages•Chinese

Dunhuang Monastic Ledger and Rhyme Dictionary Prefaces

Dunhuang Monastic Ledger and Rhyme Dictionary Prefaces

Unknown

900•10 pages•Chinese

Philosophical Works

Philosophical Works

Michael Psellos

1050•119 pages•Greek

Republic, Laws, and Timaeus

Republic, Laws, and Timaeus

Plato

•706 pages•Greek

The Enneads

The Enneads

Plotinus

1455•267 pages•Greek

Commentary on Plato's Timaeus

Commentary on Plato's Timaeus

Proclus

1360•1060 pages•Greek

Natural and Moral Questions, On Fate, On the Soul

Natural and Moral Questions, On Fate, On the Soul

Alexander of Aphrodisias

1892•134 pages•Latin

Collection of Alchemical Treatises

Collection of Alchemical Treatises

Various

1700•108 pages•French

Illuminated Syriac Bible

Illuminated Syriac Bible

Anonymous

575•518 pages•Syriac

Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Three Baskets

Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Three Baskets

Emperor Taizong of Tang

648•1 pages•Chinese

Key to Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Key to Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Guillaume Postel

1547•104 pages•Latin

Wonders of Creatures

Wonders of Creatures

Anonymous

1500•301 pages•Turkish

الفتوحات المكية (Meccan Revelations)

الفتوحات المكية (Meccan Revelations)

Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabi

1231•566 pages•Arabic

ألف ليلة وليلة (Thousand and One Nights — 14th-15th century MS)

ألف ليلة وليلة (Thousand and One Nights — 14th-15th century MS)

Anonymous

1400•483 pages•Arabic

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume One, Part One

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume One, Part One

Bernard Forest de Bélidor

1737•494 pages•French

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume One, Part Two

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume One, Part Two

Bernard Forest de Bélidor

1737•540 pages•French

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume Two, Part One

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume Two, Part One

Bernard Forest de Bélidor

1739•389 pages•French

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume 2, Part 2

Hydraulic Architecture, Volume 2, Part 2

Bernard Forest de Bélidor

1753•609 pages•French

Physics, Metaphysics, and Ethics

Physics, Metaphysics, and Ethics

Aristotle

•930 pages•Greek

Rhetoric and Poetics

Rhetoric and Poetics

Aristotle

1270•623 pages•Latin

Armenian Manuscript (Armenien 128)

Armenian Manuscript (Armenien 128)

Anonymous

1313•582 pages•Armenian

Armenian Manuscript (Armenien 59)

Armenian Manuscript (Armenien 59)

Anonymous

1537•304 pages•Armenian

Description of Greece

Description of Greece

Pausanias

1491•317 pages•Greek

Admirable Discourses

Admirable Discourses

Bernard Palissy

1580•400 pages•French

Euclid's Elements

Euclid's Elements

Euclid

•263 pages•Greek

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