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Digital Image: 1617 Fludd Rosicrucian Cosmographical Diagram of the Universe
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Integrae Naturae Speculum, Artisque Imago.
1617 (undated) 14.5 x 14 in (36.83 x 35.56 cm)
1617 (undated) 14.5 x 14 in (36.83 x 35.56 cm)
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Robert Fludd (January 17, 1574 - September 8, 1637) was an English Paracelsian physician, philosopher, alchemist, and one of the most influential figures in Renaissance Hermeticism and Rosicrucian thought. Fludd was born at Milgate House, Bearsted, Kent. He was educated at Oxford before traveling extensively in Europe, studying medicine, esoteric traditions, and the mystical philosophies of Neoplatonism, Kabbalah, and alchemy. A devout advocate of Hermeticism, he sought to unify science, religion, and mysticism into a grand cosmic framework, emphasizing the interconnectedness of God, Nature, and Man. His writings, particularly Utriusque Cosmi Historia (1617 - 1621), presented elaborate cosmological diagrams and philosophical treatises that explored the Scala Naturae, the macrocosm-microcosm relationship, and the divine nature of knowledge. Fludd was a vocal defender of Rosicrucianism, a secretive spiritual movement that integrated Christian mysticism with alchemical transformation and esoteric wisdom. His influence extended into the Baroque era, shaping alchemy, natural philosophy, and early Enlightenment thought. More by this mapmaker...
Jean-Théodore de Bry (1561 - January 31, 1623), also known as Johann, was a Flemish-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher. Jean-Théodore de Bry was the son of Théodore de Bry (1528 - 1598), a highly respected and accomplished engraver active in Liège, Strasbourg, Antwerp, London, and Frankfurt at various points in his life. Jean-Théodore was born during his father's time in Strasbourg and, along with his brother Johannes Israel, assisted his father in engraving for several significant works. When his father, Théodore de Bry, died in 1598, Jean-Théodore took over the family printing house in Frankfurt. In 1613, he moved the firm to Oppenheim, where it published the works of Rosicrucians Jean-Théodore Robert Fludd, Michale Maier, and others. In Oppenheim, he trained his son-in-law, Matthäus Merian der Ältere (1593 - 1650), who also became a prominent engraver. When Oppenheim fell to the Spanish in 1620, the firm returned to Frankfurt. Jean-Théodore de Bry died in 1623, and Merian took over the publishing house. Learn More...
Source
Fludd, R., Utriusque cosmi maioris et minoris metaphysica, physica, atque technica, (Oppenheim: Jean-Théodore de Bry) 1716.