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16th Century

Germany
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Michael Maier

Timeline (1562 - 1622)

Poems by Michael Maier
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Count Michael Maier was a Lutheran alchemist and physician at the courts of Emperor Rudolf II and Moritz of Hessen-Kassel.

He is best known for his book Atalanta Fugiens, which was first published in Latin in 1617. Atalanta Fugiens is a collection of allegorical alchemical illustrations accompanied by extended discourses on their inner meanings, interspersed occasionally with alchemical verses and music. (The Alchemy Website notes that, with the writing, visuals and musical pieces, Atalanta Fugiens "was an early example of multimedia.")

Maier was also a defender of the early Rosicrucian movement prior to the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War.

Maier was a friend of other well-known alchemists of the time, such as Robert Fludd.

Poems by Michael Maier

	If BOREAS can in his own Wind conceive (from Atalanta Fugiens)
	The Stone that is Mercury, is cast upon the (from Atalanta Fugiens)
	Three Golden Apples from the Hesperian grove (from Atalanta Fugiens)

Recommended Books

	Count Michael Maier, by J. B. Craven Amazon.com
	Count Michael Maier: Life and Writings, 1568 - 1622, by J. B. Craven / R. A. Gilbert Amazon.com
	Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens: Sources of an Alchemical Book of Emblems, by H. M. E. de Jong Amazon.com
	Quest for the Phoenix: Spiritual Alchemy and Rosicrucianism in the Work of Count Michael Maier (1569-1622), by Hereward Tilton Amazon.com
	Themis Aurea or Laws of the Fraternity of the Rosie Cross, by Michael Maier Amazon.com

Related Links:

	The Alchemy Website - Atalanta fugiens http://www.levity.com/alchemy/atalanta.html The complete Atalanta Fugiens of Michael Maier in English translation, with the accombanying alchemical emblems.
	Michael Maier http://www.nd.edu/~dharley/witchcraft/Maier.html A decent overview of Count Maier's life and writings (despite the URL's false 'witchcraft' categorization).

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