A Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural
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"To establish contact with the mysterious forces which rule the world, to come to terms with them, to obtain their co-operation or complicity, such is the objective of all those who devote themselves to magic and to whom, rightly or wrongly, people attribute supernatural powers and a special gift of receptivity to everything marvellous."--A Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural (1961) by Maurice Bessy "The 'Red Dragon' was, together with 'The Secret of Secrets' (otherwise known as 'The Clavicle of Solomon' or 'The Veritable Black Book') the bible of practitioners of black magic in the Christian West. The second of these two works was in fact the combination of two ancient books, one of which was attributed to King Solomon, who was reputed to be a magician."--A Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural (1961) by Maurice Bessy |
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Histoire en 1000 images de la magie (1961) is a book by Maurice Bessy.
It was translated as A Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural (London: Spring Books, 1964). The translation was by Margaret Crosland and Alan Daventry, copyright Paul Hamlyn.
Bibliography
The book offers no bibliography but a thank you list:
- "The author would like to thank all those who have helped him with this book : H. Durville, M. Grund, Milo Rigaud and Odette Menesson-Rigaud (who gave him access to their records), Jean Boulet, Dino Buzzati, Michel Laclos, C. H. Dewisme, Lo Duca, Elise Maillard, F. Ribadeau-Dumas, Romi, Ania Teillard, Rene Warcollier, M. Brodsky, Gisele Freund, Giraudon, Archives photographiques, Atlas-Photo, Bibliotheque Nationale, Ando Gilardi, Philippe Halsmann, Christian Jean, Keystone, Malina, Fosco Maraini, Andre Martin, Pictorial Press, Saulnier, Roger Viollet, Esteban Sauzi, de Sazo, Bernard Villaret, Musee de l'Homme, Musee des Arts Modernes, Musee Cernuschi, Musee Guimet, Musee des Peintures Murales, American Museum of Natural History, Israeli Library, German Tourist Office, Anthroposophical Society, Casa du Portugal, UNESCO, Adyar, Amour de l'Art, Club Francais du Livre, Editions du Chene (photographs by Delphes and Georges de Mire) , Flammarion, Payot, Pion (photograph by Jean Sadoul), Editions du Rocher, Editions Rosicruciennes, Editions du Seuil, Editorial Sud American (photograph by Pierre Verger), Sri Aurobindo Ashram, and R. de Becker, who helped him with research."
Some images
- Halsman
- The Phantom of Kohada Koheiji
- Bourges Cathedral last judgment
- The Suicide of Judas by Giovanni Canavesio
- Visions of Saint Amand, used on the cover of The Waking Dream, actually Quo modo Manes
- Sorcerers' dance in Australia
- Last judgment fresco [1] at the Albi Cathedral
- Charles-Louis Balzac
- Fludd
- An monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy
- Pallas Athena's birth from Atalanta Fugiens by Michael Meier
- Mizoguchi
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