{"product_id":"9781931468121","title":"The Rosicrucian Manuscripts","description":"The Rosicrucian Fraternity announced their existence  some four centuries ago. Since then there has been  much speculation about the brotherhood regarding their  secrets, their history, and their existence. Time has  spawned numerous imitators, voluble detractors, and  earnest defenders of the Fraternity. The only  certainty lies in the early manuscripts and  publications; these works are presented together in  this volume.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Herein are all of the crucial Rosicrucian documents.  The Fama Fraternitatis proclaims the existence of the  brotherhood to the world and calls for sincere  Christian reformation. The Confessio Fraternitatis  gives more details on their history and teachings. The  Chemical Wedding is considered by some to be a key  alchemical work by the brotherhood. When the Fama was  first printed, it was accompanied by the by Trajano  Bocalini. Each of these works is presented in an early  English translation, along with the original prefaces.  Also included is Thomas Vaughn's lengthy preface to  the first English publication of Fama and Confession   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  This edition includes introductions to every  Rosiucrucian work, useful footnotes, historical  information, and latin, german and greek translations  from noted Rosicrucian scholar Benedict J. Williamson.  Williamson has compared numerous translations of the  various works to produce the most authoritative and  accurate version to date of these forgotten historical  treasures. ","brand":"Invisible College Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50094074593520,"sku":"9781931468121","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781931468121","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}