Calendar of Magic, 1896

Jan 30, 2010 10:30

From the fantastic archive at Cornell University, an occultist's calendar from 1896.  It combines several of my interests- magick, calligraphy, medieval art/illumination, tradcraft, etc.



You can see the whole work/year here: http://fantastic.library.cornell.edu/bookrecord.php?record=F051

From the site: "Colored Lithographs by Manuel Orazi. A rare piece of occultist ephemera, printed in an edition of 777 copies to commemorate magic for the coming year of 1896. Each double page spread mimics the Christian calendar in some respect (name days, iconography). The document is at once a spoof and an attempt to chart the year of magic. Its surviving interest resides in the extravagant and compelling illustrations, especially the full-page right hand plates, by Manuel Orazi."

art, magick, classics

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