A History of Magic and Experimental Science during the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era

Lynn Thorndike, 1923

Third year · Witchcraft and folk magic

Chapter I: Introduction vol. I, p. 1
Chapter I, Appendix I: Some Works on Magic, Religion, and Astronomy in Babylonia and Assyria vol. I, p. 33
Book I: Foreword vol. I, p. 39
Chapter II: Pliny’s Natural History vol. I, p. 41
Chapter III: Seneca and Ptolemy: Natural Divination and Astrology vol. I, p. 100
Chapter IV: Galen vol. I, p. 117
Chapter V: Ancient Applied Science and Magic: Vitruvius, Hero, and the Greek Alchemists vol. I, p. 182
Chapter VI: Plutarch’s Essays vol. I, p. 200
Chapter VII: Apuleius of Madaura vol. I, p. 221
Chapter VIII: Philostratus’s Life of Apollonius of Tyana vol. I, p. 242
Chapter IX: Literary and Philosophical Attacks Upon Superstition: Cicero, Favorinus, Sextus Empiricus, and Lucian vol. I, p. 268
Chapter X: The Spurious Mystic Writings of Hermes, Orpheus, and Zoroaster vol. I, p. 287
Chapter XI: Neo-Platonism and its Relations to Astrology and Theurgy vol. I, p. 298
Chapter XII: Aelian, Solinus and Horapollo vol. I, p. 322
Book II: Foreword vol. I, p. 337
Chapter XIII: The Book of Enoch vol. I, p. 340
Chapter XIV: Philo Judaeus vol. I, p. 348
Chapter XV: The Gnostics vol. I, p. 360
Chapter XVI: The Christian Apocrypha vol. I, p. 385
Chapter XVII: The Recognitions of Clement and Simon Magus vol. I, p. 400
Chapter XVIII: The Confession of Cyprian and Some Similar Stories vol. I, p. 428
Chapter XIX: Origen and Celsus vol. I, p. 436
Chapter XX: Other Christian Discussion of Magic Before Augustine vol. I, p. 462
Chapter XXI: Christianity and Natural Science: Basil, Epiphanius, and the Physiologus vol. I, p. 480
Chapter XXII: Augustine on Magic and Astrology vol. I, p. 504
Chapter XXIII: The Fusion of Pagan and Christian Thought in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries vol. I, p. 523
Chapter XXIV: The Story of Nectanebus or the Alexander Legend in the Early Middle Ages vol. I, p. 551
Chapter XXV: Post-Classical Medicine vol. I, p. 566
Chapter XXVI: Pseudo-Literature in Natural Science of the Early Middle Ages vol. I, p. 594
Chapter XXVII: Other Early Medieval Learning: Boethius, Isidore, Bede, Gregory the Great vol. I, p. 616
Chapter XXVIII: Arabic Occult Science of the Ninth Century vol. I, p. 641
Chapter XXIX: Latin Astrology and Divination: Especially in the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Centuries vol. I, p. 672
Chapter XXIX, Appendix I: Some Manuscripts of the Sphere of Pythagoras or Apuleius vol. I, p. 692
Chapter XXIX, Appendix II: Egyptian Days in Early Medieval Manuscripts vol. I, p. 695
Chapter XXX: Gerbert and the Introduction of Arabic Astrology vol. I, p. 697
Chapter XXXI: Anglo-Saxon, Salernitan, and Other Latin Medicine in Manuscripts from the Ninth to the Twelfth Century vol. I, p. 719
Chapter XXXII: Constantinus Africanus: C. 1015-1087 vol. I, p. 742
Chapter XXXIII: Treatises on the Arts Before the Introduction of Arabic Alchemy vol. I, p. 760
Chapter XXXIV: Marbod, Bishop of Rennes, 1035—1123 vol. I, p. 775
Chapter XXXV: The Early Scholastics: Peter Abelard and Hugh of St. Victor vol. II, p. 3
Chapter XXXV, Appendix I: Some Manuscripts of de Bestiis et Aliis Rebus or the Gilded Dove vol. II, p. 17
Chapter XXXVI: Adelard of Bath vol. II, p. 19
Chapter XXXVI, Appendix I: The Problem of Dating the de Eodem et Diverso and Questiones Naturales and of Their Relations to Each Other vol. II, p. 44
Chapter XXXVII: William of Conches vol. II, p. 50
Chapter XXXVII, Appendix I: Editions and Manuscripts of the Original and of the Revised Version of the Work of William of Conches on Natural Philosophy vol. II, p. 63
Chapter XXXVIII: Some Twelfth Century Translators, Chiefly of Astrology from the Arabic in Spain vol. II, p. 66
Chapter XXXVIII, Appendix I: Some Medieval Johns, Mentioned in the Manuscripts, in the Fields of Natural and Occult Science, Mathematics, and Medicine vol. II, p. 94
Chapter XXXIX: Bernard Silvester: Astrology and Geomancy vol. II, p. 99
Chapter XXXIX, Appendix I: Manuscripts of the Experimentarius of Bernard Silvester vol. II, p. 122
Chapter XL: Saint Hildegard of Bingen: 1098-1179 vol. II, p. 124
Chapter XLI: John of Salisbury vol. II, p. 155
Chapter XLII: Daniel of Morley and Roger of Hereford: or Astrology in England in the Second Half of the Twelfth Century vol. II, p. 171
Chapter XLIII: Alexander Neckam on the Natures of Things vol. II, p. 188
Chapter XLIV: Moses Maimonides (Musa Ibn Maimun) 1135-1204 vol. II, p. 205
Chapter XLV: Hermetic Books in the Middle Ages vol. II, p. 214
Chapter XLVI: Kiranides vol. II, p. 229
Chapter XLVII: Prester John and the Marvels of India vol. II, p. 236
Chapter XLVIII: The Pseudo-Aristotle vol. II, p. 246
Chapter XLIX: Solomon and the Ars Notoria vol. II, p. 279
Chapter L: Ancient and Medieval Dream-Books vol. II, p. 290
Book V: Foreword vol. II, p. 305
Chapter LI: Michael Scot vol. II, p. 307
Chapter LII: William of Auvergne vol. II, p. 338
Chapter LIII: Thomas of Cantimpré vol. II, p. 372
Chapter LIII, Appendix I: The Manuscripts of the de Natura Rerum vol. II, p. 396
Chapter LIII, Appendix II: Some Manuscripts of the Treatise of Thetel on Seals vol. II, p. 399
Chapter LIV: Bartholomew of England vol. II, p. 401
Chapter LV: Robert Grosseteste vol. II, p. 436
Chapter LV, Appendix I: The Perspective or Optics of Witelo vol. II, p. 454
Chapter LVI: Vincent of Beauvais vol. II, p. 457
Chapter LVII: Early Thirteenth Century Medicine: Gilbert of England and William of England vol. II, p. 477
Chapter LVIII: Petrus Hispanus vol. II, p. 488
Chapter LVIII, Appendix I: Some Manuscripts of the Thesaurus Pauperum vol. II, p. 514
Chapter LIX: Albertus Magnus vol. II, p. 517
Chapter LX: Thomas Aquinas vol. II, p. 593
Chapter LXI: Roger Bacon vol. II, p. 616
Chapter LXI, Appendix I: The Study of Roger Bacon vol. II, p. 679
Chapter LXI, Appendix II: Roger Bacon and Gunpowder vol. II, p. 688
Chapter LXII: The Speculum Astronomiae vol. II, p. 692
Chapter LXII, Appendix I: Manuscripts of the Speculum Astronomiae vol. II, p. 714
Chapter LXII, Appendix II: Germath of Babylon, Gergis, and Girgith vol. II, p. 718
Chapter LXIII: Three Treatises Ascribed to Albertus Magnus But Usually Considered Spurious: Experimenta Alberti, de Mirabilibus Mundi, de Secretis Mulierum vol. II, p. 720
Chapter LXIII, Appendix I: Manuscripts of the Experiments or Secrets vol. II, p. 746
Chapter LXIII, Appendix II: Manuscripts of the de Secretis Mulierum vol. II, p. 749
Chapter LXIV: Experiments and Secrets of Galen, Rasis, and Others: I. Medical and Biological vol. II, p. 751
Chapter LXIV, Appendix I: The Manuscripts of the Medical Experiments vol. II, p. 771
Chapter LXIV, Appendix II: The Manuscripts of the Secrets of Galen vol. II, p. 775
Chapter LXV: Experiments and Secrets of Galen, Rasis, and Others: II. Chemical and Magical vol. II, p. 777
Chapter LXV, Appendix I: Manuscripts of the Liber Vaccae vol. II, p. 809
Chapter LXV, Appendix II: Manuscripts of the Secretum Philosophorum vol. II, p. 811
Chapter LXVI: Picatrix vol. II, p. 813
Chapter LXVI, Appendix I: Manuscripts of Picatrix vol. II, p. 822
Chapter LXVII: Guido Bonatti and Bartholomew of Parma: an Astrologer and a Geomancer vol. II, p. 825
Chapter LXVII, Appendix I: Some Manuscripts of the Liber Astronomicus of Guido Bonatti vol. II, p. 839
Chapter LXVIII: Arnald of Villanova vol. II, p. 841
Chapter LXIX: Raymond Lull vol. II, p. 862
Chapter LXX: Peter of Abano vol. II, p. 874
Chapter LXX, Appendix I: Previous Accounts of Peter of Abano vol. II, p. 914
Chapter LXX, Appendix II: A Bibliography of Peter of Abano’s Writings vol. II, p. 917
Chapter LXX, Appendix III: Peter of Abano, Abraham Aben Ezra, and Henry Bate vol. II, p. 926
Chapter LXX, Appendix IV: Was Peter Called to Treviso in 1314? vol. II, p. 930
Chapter LXX, Appendix V: Peter’s Salary at Padua vol. II, p. 931
Chapter LXX, Appendix VI: When Did Peter Die? vol. II, p. 933
Chapter LXX, Appendix VII: Was the de Venenis Addressed to Pope John XXII (1316-1334)? vol. II, p. 935
Chapter LXX, Appendix VIII: Peter and the Inquisition vol. II, p. 938
Chapter LXXI: Cecco d’Ascoli vol. II, p. 948
Chapter LXXII: Conclusion vol. II, p. 969

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