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1564: Publishes Monas hieroglyphica

1564; Printed works

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1564: Publishes Monas hieroglyphica - Biography. Dee published the Monas hieroglyphica, a dense symbolic work joining mathematics, alchemy, cabala, and hieroglyphic interpretation.

Summary

Dee published the Monas hieroglyphica, a dense symbolic work joining mathematics, alchemy, cabala, and hieroglyphic interpretation.

Essay

Dee published the Monas hieroglyphica, a dense symbolic work joining mathematics, alchemy, cabala, and hieroglyphic interpretation.

The Monas became one of the major test cases for interpreting Dee's symbolic natural philosophy and later alchemical reception.

Bibliographical reference: Deborah E. Harkness, John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature (Cambridge University Press), pp. 76-90; György E. Szőnyi, John Dee's Occultism: Magical Exaltation through Powerful Signs (SUNY Press), pp. 155-181; Håkan Håkansson, Seeing the Word: John Dee and Renaissance Occultism (Lund University), pp. 289-301

Date

1564

Category

Printed works

Significance

The Monas became one of the major test cases for interpreting Dee's symbolic natural philosophy and later alchemical reception.

Bibliography

Deborah E. Harkness, John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature (Cambridge University Press), pp. 76-90; György E. Szőnyi, John Dee's Occultism: Magical Exaltation through Powerful Signs (SUNY Press), pp. 155-181; Håkan Håkansson, Seeing the Word: John Dee and Renaissance Occultism (Lund University), pp. 289-301

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