Author:
Von Welling, Georg
In Goethe's immortal play Faust, the brooding hero reflects upon the vanity of earthly knowledge. Opening a book of magic, he is transfixed by an illustration of the magical universe. There and then he resolves to become a magician. That dramatic scene - and countless mystical clichs - was inspired by a real book. This first-ever English edition of von Welling's 300-year-old OPUS reproduces famous illustrations and is printed on acid-free paper, smythe-sewn and bound in a cloth case with a dust jacket.