This reprint of the best-selling 17th century astrology textbook has been reformatted for easy reading in the 21st century. Students of the time used this book to learn everything from chart interpretation to horary and electional astrology. It is just as much a treasure-trove of information today as it was when written.
Drawing on recent scholarship on the history of Western esotericism and religious studies on the importance of millenarian thought in Early Modern Europe, this study provides an innovative re-examination of Peter the Great’s Court in early eighteenth-century Russia.
Literature and Encyclopedism in Enlightenment Britain tells the story of long-term aspirations to comprehend, record, and disseminate complete knowledge of the world. It draws on a wide range of literary and non-literary works from the early modern era and British Enlightenment.
