Le testament du pseudo-Raymond Lulle

The first complete French translation of the famed Testamentum under the name Raymond Lulle, a master work of western Hermetism, with a preface by Didier Kahn (CNRS, Paris IV-sorbonne).

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The author was born on the island of Majorca in the 17th Century. At the age of thirty he entered the Franciscan order and became one of the most learned men of his time. If he attained the crown of martyrdom and if he was proclaimed Blessed by the Pope, was he also an Adept of the Magnum Opus as he has been portrayed by tradition. This was a rule often observed by the Adepts to cloud or erase any trace of their passing. There is now consensus among specialists that the alchemical texts attributed to Raymond Lulle were not penned by this Blessed individual. We can now accept the hypothesis that they were written by one of his disciples. Among the community of disciples of Hermes, the Testament became the definitive reference text. From the first half of the 15th Century, the three legendary Norman companions, Valois, Grosparmy and Vicot, immersed themselves in it. Among the numerous authors referenced by Michael Maïer in his Highly secretive arcana (1613), Lulle clearly occupies first place. In the middle of the 17th Century, Eugène Philalèthe frquently references the Testament, he calls Lulle “the greatest Christian artist that there ever was”.

Characteristics

Author		RAYMOND LULLE
Editor		BEYA EDITIONS
Book format		16 x 23 cm
Number of pages		301
Type of book		RELIE
Date of publication		05/06/2006
Language		French
Dimensions		17 x 24