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Books Full Title: Science and Literature in The Middle Ages – And at the Period of The Renaissance

Introduction

The history of the Middle Ages has, more than any other period, given rise to excesses of conflicting opinions. According to some, everything relating to the Middle Ages is bad and blameworthy. According to others, everything is admirable and good.

This book does not make agreement with either extremes. It is written in all sincerity and truth, and its readers can judge for themselves.

Summary of Contents

Universities, Schools, Students Pages 1 to 40.

Philosophic Sciences Pages 41 to 76.

Mathematical Sciences Pages 77 to 104.

Natural Sciences Pages 105 to 133.

Medical Sciences Pages 134 to 173

Chemistry and Alchemy Pages 174 to 199

The Occult Sciences Pages 200 to 236.

Popular Beliefs Pages 237 to 264.

Geographical Science Pages 265 to 295

Heraldic Science Pages 296 to 324

Proverbs Pages 325 to 344.

Languages Pages 345 to 362.

Romances Pages 363 to 395

Popular Songs Pages 396 to 420

National Poetry Pages 421 to 454

Chronicles, Histories, Memoirs Pages 455 to 487

The Drama Pages 488 to 518

Civil and Religious Oratory Pages 519 to End

Highlights

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“Every Illusion contains a principle, every false science has its history” By Ferdinand Denis [200]

Europe in the Middle ages, had an instinctive love for the wonderful, arising out of local legends, a vague desire to march towards the unknown, a feverish impatience to witness terrible evocations of the spirits, and a criminal hope of obtaining the intervention of demons, who were credited with the possession of a terrible power. [203]

Demonographers

The first demonographers of the Middle Ages were Plotinus, born at Lycopolis in Egypt & Porphyrus born at Constantinople.[201]

The Middle Ages employed all the elements of the sacred art and of magic sciences borrowed from many different times and lands..”[203]

Dream Beliefs

Topics of dreams and what they meant, in the Middle Ages.

Eyes relate to children.

The head relates to fathers.

Arms relate to brothers.

Feet relate to servants.

Left hand relates to Wife and daughter.

Thick curled hair means wealth.

So for Example: If you dream of your arm having thick curly hair – your brother was about to come into money.

Chiromancy

The practice of using the skin of a hand to tell the future. (Palm readers)

“This shall be as a sign in his hand, and as an instrument before his eye”(Book of Job[214])

Necromancy

The Practices of this art were not in all cases of a solemn and striking character; for the evocation of the dead consisted sometimes in merely pronouncing certain phrases, half grotesque and unintelligible, at night, either in a cemetery or a cellar, by the light of a black taper.

Necromancers also used blood infusions and child sacrifices.[210]

Others Types of Divination

Aeromancy(Air)

Hydromancy(Water)

Pyromancy(Fire)

Geomancy(Earth).

Planetary Influences

Sun – Favorable

Saturn – Cold and Cheerless

Jupiter – Moody

Mars – Ardent

Venus – Fruitful

Mercury – Inconstant

Moon – Melancholy

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