Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 27921
Magie und Alchemie im mittelalterlichen Denken – Zur Magie der Mineralien und kostbaren Steine und ihrer Kritik bei Augustin, Albertus Magnus und Roger Bacon
Magic and alchemy in medieval thought – On the magic of minerals and precious stones and its critique by Augustine, Albertus Magnus, and Roger Bacon
Journal Article
Jeck, U.R. (1999) Magie und Alchemie im mittelalterlichen Denken – Zur Magie der Mineralien und kostbaren Steine und ihrer Kritik bei Augustin, Albertus Magnus und Roger Bacon. [Magic and alchemy in medieval thought – On the magic of minerals and precious stones and its critique by Augustine, Albertus Magnus, and Roger Bacon] Eleusis, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 27–37.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in German | not seen
gems, early lapidaries, early gemology, early mineralogy, Albertus Magnus, Augustine, Roger Bacon
Examines magic and alchemy in medieval thought, focusing on powers attributed to minerals and precious stones and their criticism in the writings of Augustine, Albertus Magnus, and Roger Bacon. The discussion considers these beliefs in relation to Christian theology and medieval natural philosophy.