Following the exposure of foreign titles that English literature has given us, there are certain works that include that part of natural history, which nowadays would call genetic faults, but in these centuries was subsumed, as already stated Cicero in his book of divination, in unnatural events, which were part of "Monster, prodigy holds or wonder ", events that ultimately reflected the divine power.
wonders Books, catalogs portents, monstrous stories, timelines of extraordinary events. All the considerable editorial work published texts, especially in Europe, over the centuries XVI and XVII dedicated to the study of the monster from the perspective of divination, we offered real catalogs mighty acts of nature that also were taumatografías describing how wonderful and unusual.
The largest European collection of these facts, we find a proper issue in the work of Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522 - 1602) Monstruorum story: "Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... Monstrorum history, cum omnium animalium historiae paralipomenis [printed text] / Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... Marcus Antonius Berui composuit volume in lucem edidit ... ; Cum index copiosissimo "Bononiae: Nicolai typis Tebaldini, 1642 [8], 748, [28], 160 [6] p. : Il., Fol. They are also noteworthy in this respect the works of German Jesuit Gaspar Schott "Physica Curiosa", the French surgeon Ambroise Paré "Opera Ambrosii Paraei" among others.
But in the English also find examples of works focused on this issue.
"Curious and occult philosophy: First and second part of the wonders of nature, discussed in several natural questions ... "Alcalá: the Imprint of Mary Fernandez, Juan Antonio Bonet acosta ..., 1649. Work of the English Jesuit Juan Eusebio de Nieremberg (1595-1658) who along with Hernando Castrillo and Kircher and Schott European part of the group of Jesuits who was interested in discovering the workings of nature, yes, ever since Christian budgets.
An American example is found in Peru, in the work of the doctor of Aragonese origin established in Lima since childhood Rivilla José Bonet and I can, who became a staff surgeon Viceroy of Monclova. "Diverting the nature or the Treaty on the origin of the monsters: it is a compendium of healing added chyrurgicas in monstrous accident ..." In Lima: Imprenta Real in by Joseph de Contreras y Alvarado ...., 1695
And possibly the most absurd book printers which have been English "El Ente elucidated. Unique discourse which shows ay brand new in nature invisible and quale Animals are irrational. "Emprentada Real Madrid 1676. 4 º 8h + 486 pp. + 10 h. Written by Antonio Fuentelapeña. The rarity of the reflex save to your catalog and the same reference Palau has this comment. In Palau 95362, reads: "Book extravagant cry to save:" It seems impossible that a Capuchin Father is the author of this book full of the most monstrous absurdities, the more foolish vulgarity, indecency and even more profanity, and causes the most surprise is that the volume header with the approvals go two or three reverend, and the regular license .- When parents realize the order of the author, the enormous blunders contained in the book concerned, disabled individuals that fell into their hands, and tore the frontispiece engravings, bearing the name of the author. Moreover, it commercial value because it is the first English book dealing with Aviation or the art of flying. "
find other codes of natural history that echo the wonderful properties of herbs, stones and animals. And I referred to "My Books" to "general and specific Theurgia" Roxo Bernardino is a real lapidary echoes the fabulous properties of gemstones.
In relation to the New World, which is almost inexhaustible source of biological and geological discoveries, high benchmark to do the work of Nicholas Monardes, "First and second and third parts of the medical history of the things that are brought to our IndiasOccidentales, serving in medicine; L Treaty of stone and grass Bezaar escuerçonera, Dialogue of the greatness of iron and its medicinal; Treaty Snow and cold Beuer "Sevilla: Alonso's home Escriuano, 1575. In this work we find the first reference to the beautiful flower brought the Viceroyalty of Peru, Passiflora caerulea, also known as passion. Sounding name given by their discoverers thought they saw it contained symbols of Christ.
I refer to a work of our neighbors Luso, who in the same way, were not outside of this current editorial. Isidoro de Barreira, Religious of the Sacred Order of Christ, devoted a voluminous treaty to establish a correlation between religious significance and vegetation structure. So regarded the tree as a symbol of human life, the flower and hope the fruits, works, the branches, desires, leaves, root words and secrets.
The work is "Treatise das das significaçoens plants, flowers and Fructos that sacred scripture na referee: diuinas rolls, human et letters, breuer suas consideraçoens Em Lisboa: by Peter Craesbeeck, 1622.
Por último, están aquellos libros que pretenden luchar directamente contra el mal. La sociedad de la Edad Moderna creía firmemente en la capacidad del diablo para tener conocimiento de todas las cosas corporales y sus propiedades, así como su uso y capacidad de sometimiento. Su comprensión de los saberes de la época era superior a la de todos los sabios del mundo. Por lo cual esa inteligencia superior, esa fuerza diabólica, era utilizada por él y sus secuaces para dominar y atraer al ser humano bajo su manto maléfico. De ahí la importancia de saber reconocer al demonio y sus manifestaciones, saber diferenciar las cualidades benéficas o maléficas de las tormentas, tempestades, diseases, pests and flooding. Hence the primary importance of the worst of demonic attack, the annulment of the human will, the possession. The priests had the necessary weapons to fight the devil. Between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries opened the closed season, and led to the Great Game of Satan. All this was reflected in the books and these titles serve as a small example.
The work of the canon of the Church of Jesus Nazareno de Montearagón in Aranda de Moncayo, Gaspar Navarro, "Court of superstition sly, explorer of knowledge, cunning and power of the devil: which condemns what he can run good in Spells, Omens, Spell, Vanos greeters, Hexes, Spells, Arts notorious Caualista, and Paulina, and such actions vulgar. "In Huesca, 1631 by Peter blouse ..."
"conjure Practice: which contain exorcisms and incantations against evil spirits ... "Madrid, 1721. Trinitarian work of Luis de la Concepción. He saw the first edition in 1682 in Alcalá where he taught theology. He witnessed firsthand the demonic epidemic in the Pyrenees since the 1630's.
Peter Plum, a graduate of Salamanca, a professor of mathematics in Paris, Professor of Thomism in Alcala de Henares and canon magistral de Salamanca, wrote the "Retention of trickery and sorcery" which had many editions, the first in Salamanca by Pedro de Castro in 1538 ..
The author of the manual of exorcism was most widespread in Castilian Benito Remigio Noydens belonging to the order of regular clergy children, from Antwerp. Published the "Practice of exorcists and ministers of the Church in that very singular erudition and clarity, this is the statement of exorcism ...." That was the first edition 1660.
conclude by mentioning the book "Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex" that although he knew of no English edition was the work of English-born Jesuit Martin del Rio (1551-1608) born in Antwerp, and educated at numerous institutions, receiving the degree of Doctor of Laws in Salamanca in 1574 .. After a period of political service, he became a Jesuit in 1580 .. He taught theology for several years in Leuven, Mainz, and Douai, all the intellectual centers of the Catholic Reformation .. He died at Louvain. The first edition appeared magical disquisitions in 1599 and met more than twenty editions. It was the most popular treatise of demonology and authoritative throughout the seventeenth century, the most complete encyclopedia of magic of all those published in the Modern Age.
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