The images below are taken from a 1727 edition of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim’s first two books, translated into French as La Philosophie Occulte de Henr. Corn. Agrippa. With these images, Agrippa hopes to instill in the reader an understanding of the invisible forces that actuate matter in reality as we know it, and the means by which these forces can be predicted and manipulated.

Read the whole post at http://osurarebooks.tumblr.com/post/148005039786/agrippa-and-his-invisible-forces.

Post contributed by Matt McConnell, graduate student in OSU’s History of Science program and SCARC student assistant