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‘Three Books of Occult Philosophy’, Translated by Eric Purdue
Original Robert Podgurski Original Robert Podgurski

‘Three Books of Occult Philosophy’, Translated by Eric Purdue

In his recent rendition of the Three Books, Eric Purdue has consulted Vittoria Perrone Compagni’s critical edition, which is based primarily on the 1533 version, all the while carefully comparing and contrasting it to the 1510 first edition, and the 1531 2nd edition as well as the first manuscript version Agrippa sent to Trithemius.

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