A Discovrse of Fire and Salt by Blaise de Vigenère
"A Discovrse of Fire and Salt" by Blaise de Vigenère is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-17th century. The text explores the symbolic significance of fire and salt, delving into their philosophical and theological implications. Through a complex analysis, it intertwines various ancient philosophies and biblical references, signifying their importance in the understanding of the universe and human existence. The beginning of the treatise presents an invitation from the translator toa friend, where it discusses the profound nature of Pythagorean teachings regarding divine and natural secrets. It asserts that elements like fire and salt are essential to understand human nature and the spiritual world. The author draws connections between these elements and the creation narrative from Genesis, portraying humanity as a microcosm of the universe, governed by both physical and spiritual laws. The opening sets a contemplative tone, inviting readers to consider deeper existential and metaphysical questions regarding the nature of man, sacrifice, and the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47365.html.images | 480 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47365.epub3.images | 709 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47365.epub.images | 715 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47365.epub.noimages | 245 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47365.kf8.images | 753 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47365.kindle.images | 708 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47365.txt.utf-8 | 418 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47365/pg47365-h.zip | 687 kB | ||||
| There may bemore files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | Vigenère, Blaise de, 1523-1596 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Stephens, Edward, active 1649 |
| LoC No. | 45045938 |
| Uniform Title | Traité du feu et du sel. English |
| Title | A Discovrse of Fire and Salt Discovering Many Secret Mysteries as well Philosophicall, as Theologicall |
| Alternate Title | A Discourse of Fire and Salt Discovering Many Secret Mysteries as well Philosophical, as Theological |
| Note | Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Chris Curnow, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QD: Science: Chemistry |
| Subject | Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Fire -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Salt -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 47365 |
| Release Date | Nov 16, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 121 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
