Unlocked Books: Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe

by Benedek Láng

During the Middle Ages, the Western world translated the incredible Arabic scientific corpus and imported it into Western culture: Arabic philosophy, optics, and physics, as well as alchemy, astrology, and talismanic magic. The line between the scientific and the magical was blurred. According to popular lore, magicians of the Middle Ages were trained in the art of magic in "magician schools" located in various metropolitan areas, such as Naples,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271033789
• ISBN13: 9780271033785
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"