{"product_id":"aula-lucis-deluxe-edition-by-thomas-vaughan","title":"Aula Lucis (deluxe edition) by Thomas Vaughan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_LOWCAPS\"\u003eDeluxe 'Arcanum' edition, l\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eimited to 77 hand-numbered copies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHandbound in white goatskin leather. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRaised bands and hand-tooling to the spine, with a scarlet leather title inlay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBoth covers feature a double-depth blind-debossed Rosicrucian crucifix, with four red roses in relief, stamped with the symbols of the four Elements. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe central device on the front cover is a stunning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRosa Crucis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, a beautiful Rosicrucian rose stamped in red and gold foils. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIncluding seven duotone illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEndpapers marbled by Freya Scott at Paperwilds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eStriped red-and-gold head \u0026amp; tail bands and a red silk ribbon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePresented with a white letterpress bookmark, stamped in gold, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e a letterpress broadside featuring a reproduction of “Thalia's Emblem of the School of Magic,” which was included in the 1651 edition of Thomas Vaughan’s Lumen de Lumine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Vaughan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAula Lucis, or The House of Light \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a sublime discourse on the Alchemy of Light. Written in 1651 and first published in London in 1652, it traces the descent of Light into Matter and the means of its ultimate emancipation. Together with Vaughan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLumen de Lumine, or a New Magical Light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, also included in this volume, these two works offer a profound insight into the mystery of the Prima Materia and the alchemical regeneration of metals and Man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext to Robert Fludd, the Welsh alchemist Thomas Vaughan (1621–1666), also known as Eugenius Philalethes, has been widely regarded as Britain’s most notable 17th century occultist and alchemical writer. He is believed to be one of the most profound and perhaps most recondite of all visionaries who have seen “the new East beyond the stars.” His magical and alchemical writings, published in the 1650s, established him as a leading interpreter of the Secret Tradition in his time. Aside from being a passionate exponent of alchemy, Vaughan was a mystical philosopher and a visionary largely influenced by the Rosicrucian movement of the 17th century. He translated and published the first English edition of the Rosicrucian Manifestos, Fama and Confessio Fraternitatis, alongside many of their lesser known works, such as “A Letter from the Brothers of R.C. Concerning the Invisible, Magical Mountain, \u0026amp; the Treasure therein Contained,” which he inserted into Lumen de Lumine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watkins Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58632966537590,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0635\/6656\/files\/IMG_6439_1b37ed4a-5e43-4fe8-b695-97138fa59caa.jpg?v=1788797561","url":"https:\/\/shop.watkinsbooks.com\/products\/aula-lucis-deluxe-edition-by-thomas-vaughan","provider":"Watkins Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}