SEVEN KEYS OF HONORATUS MARINIER

Marinier, Honoratus; Adam McLean; Vincent Matley

Published by Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, Glasgow, 2007

About this Item

Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by McLean; Translated by Vincent Matley with an Introduction by Adam McLean; 11.5" x 8"; 49 pages with 24 full page color illustrations; Bound in leatherette. This late Eighteenth Century work is preserved in two manuscripts. It is almost completely unknown. It consists of a series of seven 'keys' presenting the alchemical work in a sequence of twenty two emblematic figures. These are provided with explanatory texts, providing practical explanations of the allegorical imagery. The allegorical images present a kind of alchemical drama featuring as its main characters Vulcan, Apollo, Diana, Mercury, Saturn, and the alchemical adept. It follows the conventional alchemical idea of the sequence of colour changes - black, through white, to red. It uses the idea of the hermaphrodite and bird symbols. This work could well be the last alchemical emblematic sequence ever to have been created.

Seller Inventory # 32367

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SEVEN KEYS OF HONORATUS MARINIER
• Publisher: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, Glasgow
• Publication Date: 2007
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Cloth bound in fine condition.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)