God is an intelligible sphere, whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.
Hermes Trismegistus, Corpus Hermeticum, An Address to Asclepius, 3rd century CE—published by Marsilio Ficino, 1471 CE
Geomantic figure chart from a Latin version of Picatrix (aka غاية الحكيم Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm aka Picatrix: The Goal of the Wise)—originally published in the 11th century CE by an unknown author (unknown artist, 15th century CE).
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Still from Un, Dos, Tres... Responda Otra Vez TV series—featuring Juan Tamariz as Don Estrecho, Francisco Cecilo as Don Rácano, and Pedro Sempson as Profesor Lápiz (still photographer unknown, show created and produced by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, 1976).
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Title page to The Complete Works of Plato—translated by Marsilio Ficino (artist unknown, 1588 CE).
(via faculty.tru.ca)
Rosicrucian concept of the Tree of Pansophia (artist unknown, 17th century).
(via Wikipedia)
triste-le-roy reblogged
De Circulo Physico Quadrato (Michael Maier, 1616).
Source: chaosophia218
Geometric construction from Claudius Ptolemy’s Almagest—originally published in 2nd century CE (translation by Gerard of Cremona, 15th century).
Pages from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy (De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres), first published 1533—(English version translated by J.F. and printed by R. W. for Gregory Moule, 1651).
(via PBA Galleries & University of Cambridge)