OCCULT MENESTRIER CLAUDE FRANÇOIS SJ La Philosophie des Ima

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MENESTRIER, CLAUDE-FRANÇOIS, S.J. La Philosophie des Images Enigmatiques. Folding engraved plate of talismans. [24], 491, [3] pages. 12mo, contemporary calf gilt, spine ends chipped; contents browned. Paris: widow of Daniel Horthemels, 1694

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Work on magic and astrological images first published in 1682-83, distinguishing between licit, suspect, and condemned enigmas. Pages 385-89 concern the prophecies of Nostradamus, which Menestrier refused to take seriously. Caillet 7376; Thorndike VIII, 580-82.