Isaac de Beausobre (1659-1738) Manicheism Isaac de Beausobre, born in Niort (Western France), was a French preacher who studied theology in France, followed by a short period as a preacher Dissertations on Gnostic Heresy in Early Modern Europe Introduction Gnosticism does not exist. This is a claim made by many scholars of Gnosticism.1 The term ‘Gnosticism’ is derived from the Greek term Clement of Alexandria (150-211/215) Clement of Alexandria (Latin: Titus Flavius Clemens) was a Christian philosopher best known for his attempt to unite the Greek philosophy with Alanus de Insulis (1128 - 1203) Alchemy & Philosophy Alanus de Insulis, also known as Alan of Lille, was a distinguished medieval scholar, theologian, philosopher and alchemist who represents one of Three interesting Woodcuts Book history & Astrology & Ptolemy Working on what I hope will in a few months be the greatest and easiest-to-use catalog of digitized books on astrology I noticed two title pages: Look! Book history & Incunabula In many books printed before 1500, there are pointing fingers in the margins. They indicate a passage that the reader found important. Nowadays, we Joseph Albo (ca 1380-ca 1444) Philosophy & Astrology & Judaism Joseph Albo was a prominent Jewish philosopher and theologian who lived in the 15th century, primarily known for his work “Sefer ha-Ikkarim” (Book Pierre d’Ailly (1350–1420) Astrology a French theologian and cardinal, was a key figure in addressing the Great Schism in the Church. Born in Compiègne, he Albert of Saxony (1320-1390) Astrology & Astronomy & Philosophy Albert of Saxony, born around 1320 in Rickensdorf near Helmstedt, was a German philosopher and mathematician known for his contributions to logic Giovanni Battista Abioso (1453-1523) Astrology Giovanni Battista Abioso, also known as Abiosi or Johannes Baptista Abiosus in Latin, was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physician who Andrea Alciati (1492–1550) Emblems & Renaissance Andrea Alciati was an Italian jurist and writer who is renowned for being the progenitor of the emblem book genre with his seminal work, “Emblematum Daniel Cramer (1568-1637) Rosicrucians Daniel Cramer, a notable figure of the early 17th century, was a theologian and mystic whose work intersected with the religious and philosophical Hans Folz was born around 1437 in Worms, a city in the Rhine Valley in what is now Germany. Not much is known about his early life, but he is Basilides was a second century AD early Christian Gnostic teacher known first and foremost through the antagonistic writings of Church Fathers like Valentinus (c. 100-180 AD) Gnosticism A page of the Gospel of Truth, most likely one of Valentinius’ works. Valentinus was a Christian Gnostic theologian, perhaps the most (in)famous of Isaac Halbrecht (1589-1633) Astrology & Astronomy & Rosicrucians Isaac Halbrecht was a professor of astronomy and mathematics in Strasbourg. He was the son of a famous horologist. Ianua linguarum silinguis, Johann Rudolph Glauber (1604-1670) The German Glauber was a prominent and pioneering alchemist, chemist, and apothecary of the 17th century. He initially pursued a career as an Nicolas Flamel (circa 1330 - 1418) Alchemy Nicolas Flamel was a 14th and 15th-century Parisian scribe, who turned into an alchemical legend, and remained an enduring enigma. He was born Christoph Barbarossa (1562–1623) Rosicrucians & Lutheranism & Protestantism was a German Lutheran theologian from the late Renaissance period. He pursued his studies at Wittenberg, a Herman de la Fontaine Verwey Book history & Bibliography ‘Wie schrijft die blijft’: Herman de la Fontaine Verwey (1903-1989) Van alle bibliothecarissen van de Amsterdamse Universiteitsbibliotheek is Herman Next page