Alchemy & Mysticism: Bu (Bibliotheca Universalis) Hardcover – Illustrated, 15 Jan. 2014

High quality print, rich in knowledge, explanation and images. A must read for anyone starting or even highly knowledgeable students of the art of alchemy. Can be read many times yet will always find something new.

Say what you want but this book is a masterpiece with a magnificent collection of drawings, sketches and paintings showing Alchemy and Mysticism. Well worth the money and while have an always place in my library.

Arrived in a sealed package. I took a little browse through the whole book and it's definitely worth a read. #Science #Alchemy #Mysticism #Philosophy #NaturalPhilosophy #Cosmology #PhilosophersArt #Astronomy #Astrology #Soul #Babylonia #Pythagaros #Plato #HermesTrismegis #Zoroaster #Hermetic #Greeks #Romans #Egyptians #Jews #Cabala #Macrocosm #Wisdom #Ouroboros #Paradise #TheWorld #Universe #Stars #Sun #Moon #MusicOfTheSpheres #Genesis #OpusMagnum #Purification #Chaos #Aurora #Light&Darkness #PhilosophicalEgg #Androgny #Serpent #Matrix #Rotation #Geometry (Ain't even started reading this book bro. Looks insanely interesting). #knowledge

The introduction in itself is worth the cost. A great collection of Hermetic, gnostic, alchemical, Kabalalistic imagery and writings.The wealth of culture revealed and referenced within this book is impossible to quantify. Absolutely first class.It's a must have for any collection, especially those interested in medieval philosophy; the baroque period, or the Occult in general.

A nice whistle stop tour of some symbolism/allegory. . Really nice book for an eclectic coffee table but not much detail of meaning.

I'm interested in the symbolism used to illustrate alchemical texts. Many books on alchemy reproduce odd plates from key texts, which whetted my appetite to find out more. This book is extensively illustrated, and arranged by themes, and went a long way to satisfy my interest. The author draws connections with William Blake's thinking and illustrations, as well as masonic and Asian sources. You'd probably want to have a basic background knowledge first, but to me it was an economic way of accessing a lot of the art around alchemy. "Mysticism" in the title I felt a bit misleading: it was more about esoteric world views.

Good hard back with lots of pages, plenty of illustrations and very informative.

Great concise book on a subject with so many tangents. The price is good for the size of the book and the content, the illustrations and images inside are a nice quality too. It’s a nice book to flick through with a tea, I kind of wish they had a larger version though... just my personal preference for these types of images. Still I don’t regret buying it, I’m a sucker for anything Taschen does.