Hereward Tilton
Hereward Tilton is a specialist in early modern German esotericism.
Scholarly Significance
His rigorous historical work on Michael Maier has demystified the origins of the Rosicrucian movement, framing it within the complex courtly politics and alchemical networks of the Holy Roman Empire.
Scholarly Fragments
| Source | Author | Year | Type | Emblem Coverage | Quality |
|--------|--------|------|------|----------------|---------|
| Atalanta fugiens: Sources of an Alchemical Book of Emblems | H.M.E. de Jong | 1969/2002 | Monograph | All 50 + frontispiece | PRIMARY — emblem-by-emblem source criticism |
| The Quest for the Phoenix | Hereward Tilton | 2003 | Monograph | XXIII, XXVIII, XXXIX, XLIV, XLVIII + context | Philosophical/historiographic framing |
| Count Michael Maier | J.B. Craven | 1910 | Biography | General + edition history | Biographical, bibliographic |
| Atalanta Fugiens: The Alchemical King | C. Morris Wescott | n.d. | Article | I, IV, XXIV, XXVIII, XXXI, XLIV | Musical-modal-planetary analysis |
| Commentary on Emblem XLVIII | H.M.E. de Jong | 1964 | Article | XLVIII (+ XXVIII) | Deep emblem analysis, Merlini allegory |
| Review of De Jong | Walter Pagel | 1973 | Review | II, XIII, XVI, XXVIII, XLVIII | Medical/humoral perspective |
| Blake and Atalanta Fugiens | Paul Miner | 2012 | Article | XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXVIII | Iconographic, reception (Blake) |
| Review of Godwin edition | Douglas Leedy | 1991 | Review | General (music focus) | Musical-technical assessment |
| Review of Hofmeier edition | Pamela H. Smith | 2009 | Review | General | Historiographic, material culture |
| The Golden Tripod | Basilius Valentinus/Maier | — | Primary | Indirect | Alchemical source text |
| Ancient Texts of Golden Rosicrucians | Maier/Kuntz | — | Primary | Indirect | Rosicrucian context |
Source: Scholarship_Maier_Report