Authors:Benedek Lang, Benedek Lng,
Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt)
Keywords: magic, history, central, europe, libraries, medieval, manuscripts, learned, unlocked, books
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2008-10-24
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0271033770
ISBN-13: 9780271033778
During the Middle Ages, the Western world translated the incredible Arabic scientific corpus and imported it into Western culture: Arabic philosophy, optics, and physics, as well as alchemy, astrology, and talismanic magic. The line between the scientific and the magical was blurred. According to popular lore, magicians of the Middle Ages were trained in the art of magic in "magician schools" located in various metropolitan areas, such as Naples, Athens, and Toledo. It was common knowledge that magic was learned and that cities had schools designed to teach the dark arts. The Spanish city of T
Author: Martin Gardner
Publisher: Dover Publicatio
Keywords: magic, coins, cards, mystery, mathematics
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1956-06-01
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0486203352
ISBN-13: 9780486203355
Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. Probability, sets, theory of numbers clearly explained. Also, more than 400 tricks, guaranteed to work, that you can do. 135 illustrations.
Author: D.J. Conway
Publisher: Llewellyn Publicatio
Keywords: magic, series, world, llewellyn, celtic
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2002-09-01
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0875421369
ISBN-13: 9780875421360
If you are interested in Wicca and Witchcraft, Celtic Magic by D. J. Conway is a book you need to add to your library. Modern Wicca can be traced back to the ancient Celts. This book reveals the secrets of those ancient, pre-Christian people. In this book you will learn about the tools used in Celtic magic such as the altar, the staff, and the sword. You will also learn how to use these tools to cast a magic circle perform works of magic in it. This includes herb magic, cauldron magic, stone magic, and candle magic. With the help of this book you can do magic, and make positive changes in your
Author: Elizabeth M. Butler
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Pre
Keywords: magic, series, history, ritual
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1998-12-01
List price: $30.95
ISBN-10: 0271018461
ISBN-13: 9780271018461
There are three main branches of occult knowledge and practice: Astrology, which aims to guide human fortune by means of foreknowledge; Alchemy, which tries to secure power through the agency of the philosopher’s stone; and Ritual magic, which seeks to control the spirit world.
Author: Justine Larbalestier
Publisher: Razorbill
Keywords: magic, madness, child
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-03-22
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1595140646
ISBN-13: 9781595140647
In the third installment in the Magic or Madness trilogy, the people Reason Cansino loves most are all in danger. Reason?s mother, Sarafina, has disappeared from the mental hospital in Sydney with Reason?s evil grandfather, Jason Blake. Jay-Tee, the closest thing Reason has to a best friend, has used all of her magic and faces death at any moment. Only Reason can find the answers within her family?s magic to save everyone who matters most to her. Magic?s Child is a satisfying and thrilling conclusion to a breakout trilogy that launched to multiple starred reviews and earned spots on the 2006 B
Author: Cheyenne McCray
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperback
Keywords: magic, book, series
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2008-11-04
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0312949596
ISBN-13: 9780312949594
Jake Macgregor has his hands full. As San Franciscos leader of the Paranormal Special Forces unit, he and his team are facing a powerful enemy that threatens to bring down the city. With the weight of the world already resting on his broad, chiseled shoulders, the last thing Jake has time for is romance. So why—after a long, hard days fight against evil—are his nights filled with dreams of Cassia?Cassia is a DAnu witch whose birthright ensures power and honor beyond her imagination. It also forbids the one thing Cassia wants the most: the love of mortal Jake Macgregor. When she in
Author: Cheyenne McCray
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperback
Keywords: magic, book, series, forbidden
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2005-11-29
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 031293761X
ISBN-13: 9780312937614
Cheyenne McCrays paranormal romances seduce with an award-winning combination of heat and fantasy. Now, she weaves the first tale in an enthralling new series sizzling with dark magic and dangerous desires. Prepare to be spellbound by Forbidden Magic...DAnu witch Silver Ashcroft knows she walks a perilous line by practicing gray magic. But its the only way to protect herself from the evil that surrounds her. After the horrors she has witnessed, Silver thinks she is ready for anything...until the most intensely arousing being she has ever encountered swiftlyand sensuouslyproves her wrong..
