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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
Heinrich Khunrath · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordTrithemius is named through a letter addressed to Count Johannes von Westenburg.
- In KhunrathThe page 99 margin places the letter beside Agrippa's scale of Unity where the body explains the universal powers of the Great Elixir.
- In this editionThe primary spelling VVestenburg is retained.
- A reading distinctionThe marginal Vide asks the reader to consult a text; it does not certify that this companion has independently inspected the letter.
Meaning
Trithemius is named through a letter addressed to Count Johannes von Westenburg. It is a specific cross-reference, not a direct quotation.
Use in the book
The page 99 margin places the letter beside Agrippa's scale of Unity where the body explains the universal powers of the Great Elixir. The citation encourages consultation of a wider written tradition concerning the catholic Stone and its range. The letter's contents, date, and edition are not set out.
Consequently the passage supports identifying a particular form of source, a letter with an addressee, but not reconstructing its argument from the adjacent doctrine alone. It is also not evidence that Trithemius taught Khunrath personally: the relationship present in the text is a reading reference.
Places to read
- 1599 p. 99 · marginTrithemius’s letter to the named Count is cited beside Agrippa’s distinct reference.
Translation in this edition
The primary spelling VVestenburg is retained. The modern note identifies the Count as Westerburg; that normalization is an editorial identification, not the literal spelling on the page.
Source note
The marginal Vide asks the reader to consult a text; it does not certify that this companion has independently inspected the letter.