Nostradamus- Countdown to Apocalypse - Hardcover

Fontbrune, Jean-Charles De; Lykiard, Alexis; Nostradamus

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9780030641770: Nostradamus- Countdown to Apocalypse

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ISBN 10: 0030641772 ISBN 13: 9780030641770

Publisher: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983

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The predictions of Nostradamus have been continuously in print since his death and count, alongside the Bible, as one of the two best selling books in publishing history. Today, interest has never been higher, with claims that he foretold recent events and fears that even worse is to come. But prophecy is a tricky business at best, and much of what is claimed for Nostradamus is based on mistranslation, over-optimistic interpretation or corrupt texts. This translation by a professional linguist offers a literary verse translation of all the original prophecies and identifies their historical sources. It identifies the original omen books, illustrated from the original sources and offers reports of these omens in contemporary English translations.

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Review:

A revelation. I am amazed by the translations’ objectivity and refusal to interpret the prophecies beyond what the text suggests. -- New Age Retailer

A significant effort to reveal the written sources underlying the prophecies of Nostradamus -- Dr Elmar R. Gruber, leading German Nostradamus expert

An excellent edition of Nostradamus's Prophecies based on the original editions (Lyon: 1555, 1557 and 1568) with their translations. -- Dr Patrice Guinard, Director, CURA

His translation of the quatrains is based on an impartial analysis of 16-century-related materials and... historical sources -- Alexey Penzensky, prominent Russian Nostradamus scholar

About the Author:

Peter Lemesurier is widely recognised as the world authority on Nostradamus, and lives in Pembroke, Wales. He has written The Nostradamus Encyclopedia, recognised as the standard reference work on the subject. Nostradamus the Next 50 Years and Nostradamus in the 21st Century.

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