more michael maier - atalanta fugiens

Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens - More Emblems

Raining and windy here this morning. I have a bit of time so I have uploaded some more of Michael Maiers emblems from Atalanta Fugiens that I have found, as usual they were right under my nose where I couldn't see them. They are in no particular order and are emblem XII, emblem XIV, emblem XXIV and emblem XXVI and all have some further notes attatched to them. They have been scanned from printed sources so may not be brilliant in quality but hopefully are good enough.

Cheers for now.

More Michael Maier Atalanta Fugiens

Here are some more emblems from Michael Maiers Atalanta Fugiens presented with my apologies for the random order in which they are appearing here. The first picture is the title page which has the story of Atalanta and the Golden Apples around the border. The book The Zelator by Mark Hedsel and edited by David Ovason has some interesting information about this picture and is recommended reading as far as I am concerned.

The second is Emblem 38, Rebis is a hermaphrodite produced from the mountains of Mercury and Venus.

The third is Emblem 34, He is conceived in Baths, born in the air, and being made Red he walks upon the waters.

The fourth is Emblem 8, Take an Egg and smite it with a fiery sword.

The fifth is Emblem 28, The King is sitting in a vaporous Bath and is freed from the Black Gall by the Physitian Pharut.

As before I would like to acknowledge Adam McCleans Alchemy website which I have linked to here http://www.alchemywebsite.com/atalanta.html I will be putting up more of these Emblems when I can find nice big copies.

Michael Maier Atalanta Fugiens

I have been interested in alchemical imagery for a number of years and some of the pictures that struck a particular chord with me were the illustrations for Michael Maiers Atalanta Fugiens of 1617. Michael Maiers (1568-1622) was a german physician and a councellor to Rudolf II Habsberg who also spent some time in England at the court of James I. Atalanta Fugiens was published in 1617, it is known as an emblem book.