{"product_id":"rosicrucian-trilogy","title":"Rosicrucian Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRosicrucian Trilogy\u003c\/span\u003e features modern translations of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFama Fraternitatis\u003c\/span\u003e (1614), \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eConfessio Fraternitatis\u003c\/span\u003e (1615), and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz\u003c\/span\u003e (1616) with 30 original illustrations by Hans Wildermann. They were written by several men: Johann Valentin Andreae (1586-1654), a Protestant theologian; Tobias Hess (1558-1614), a Paracelsian physician; and Christoph Besold (1577-1638).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour hundred years ago, the publication, in Kessel Germany, of these 3 anonymous documents launched the Rosicrucian movement. It sprang from the Reformation period with the hope of engineering a new future for mankind, what ensued was the Thirty Years’ War with the death of millions through religious persecution, famine, and disease. The story of Christian Rosenkreuz and his secretive order, as told in the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFama Fraternitatis\u003c\/span\u003e, had political repercussions that continue to this day, while \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Chemical Wedding\u003c\/span\u003e is a landmark in European fantasy fiction. Rosicrucian Trilogy offers the 3 founding documents in reliable, readable, modern English. Fully annotated and with modern introductions, these new translations explain the historical context, shed light on the beginnings of the Rosicrucian Order, bringing this fascinating material to a wider readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: #9781578636037. \u003cbr\u003ePaperback of 192 pages. \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Weiser Books, Published: September 2016. \u003cbr\u003eSize: 5.9 x 0.3 x 8.9 inches, Weight: 0.50 Lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthors\/ Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/5896\/6187\/files\/godwin_joscelyn_480x480.webp?v=1678902940\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"309\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJoscelyn Godwin\u003c\/span\u003e is composer, musicologist and translator, known for his work on ancient music, paganism and occult music. He authored the first complete English language translation of the first illustrated printed texts, the Incunabulum \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHypnerotomachia Poliphili\u003c\/span\u003e (1499). He teaches at Colgate University.              \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor\/Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/5896\/6187\/files\/mcintosh_christopher_480x480.jpg?v=1678990620\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher McIntosh ranges far and wide as an author. Pursuing a varied and wandering career, working as a journalist, a publisher, a United Nations official and a university lecture. He has lived in many different places including Edinburgh, London, New York, Hamburg and Bremen. His work includes travel-writing, literary criticism and biography, with focus is on Western esoteric traditions. His novel, Return of the Tetrad, has established him as a skilled writer of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4583\/1187\/files\/breakimage.avif?v=1770569579\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aquarius Rising","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53456229302547,"sku":"9781578636037","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4583\/1187\/files\/triloRosi.png?v=1771966335","url":"https:\/\/aquariusrising.net\/products\/rosicrucian-trilogy","provider":"Aquarius Rising","version":"1.0","type":"link"}