A History Of Magic And Experimental Science Volume 1 1923 [Leather Bound]

by Lynn Thorndike

{ 15.34 x 23.59 cms} Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2017 with the help of original edition published long back [1923]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, - Volume 1, Pages 881. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete A History Of Magic And Experimental Science Volume 1 1923 Lynn Thorndike

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Science, Occult, Religion, Esoterica, Magic

881 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1923

About the author

Lynn Thorndike was an American historian of medieval science and alchemy.

He was the brother of the psychologist Edward Lee Thorndike and of scholar Ashley Horace Thorndike.

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

All 8 volumes are excellent, but volume one is, for me, the best. Thorndike casts his scrupulous eye over such figures as Philo, Plotinus, Simon Magus, Apollonius of Tyana, Iamblichus, Origen etc etc. His writing style is surprisingly entertaining, and far from being dry and difficult, this and the other eight volumes are enjoyable to read. The level of research Thorndike must have undertaken is dizzying in its scale; a massive, and underrated piece of scholarship.

[Lhyriel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very boring if I'm honest, and this is due to mainly the format. Whilst there it's lots of information there, it is presented very vaguely over large catalogues of information. It is also one of those books that leaves you remembering little of what you've read afterwards. In other words, I would rate it much higher if the author had decided to present the information in a different format.

But there is still lots to be read for those interested in this sort of subject. If you are the type to enjoy lengthy paragraphs about ancient peoples and their practices of magic, then you might enjoy this.

For the presentation of content, I rate it one star. But for the content itself (and the long years the author must have taken to find it) I rate it four stars. Hence, I give this book three.

[Joy]

Too wordy and not much information.

[Darnell]

Reading such old academic work is always a bit odd, given changing standards. No rating because I've gone too far: this is probably a good academic source, but it goes into much more detail than my interest in the topic.

[Brian Engelhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply amazing. Ranks with The Golden Bough for those who like that sort of thing, though not quite so imposing a task. We'll see how long it takes me to get through all of them.