Musurgia universalis sive ars magna consoni et dissoni in x. Athanasius kircher and his disciples led me to envision the workshop from which this volume originated. Athanasius kircher genesis creation via organ harmonics cosmic organ inspires concert at memorial art gallery the image above is a page from musurgia universalis by athanasius kircher. Kircher s work in geology included studies of volcanoes and fossils. In he was called to vienna by the emperor to succeed kepler as mathematician to the habsburg court. Item held in the henley parish collection, university of reading library special collections athanasius kircher was a.
A biographic article in german about athanasius kircher. The result was a wonderful exhibit beautifully designed by becky fischbach that continues to exist on paper in the form of daniel stolzenbergs catalogue,the great art of knowing. Mundus subterraneus is the most geological of kircher s works. A dictionary of music and musiciansmusurgia universalis.
The name of a voluminous work, published at rome in the year 1650, by the jesuit father, athanasius kircher, and translated into german, by andreas hirsch, of hall, in suabia, in 1662. Athanasius kircher wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The musurgia universalis sets out kircher s views on music. Musurgia universalis by kircher, athanasius 16011680 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The harmony of the birth of the world harmonia nascentis mund from musurgia universalis by athanasius kircher. Mundus subterraneus, in xii libros digestus internet archive. The concept of musica pathetica figures significantly in the encyclopedic musurgia universalis published in 1650 by athanasius kircher 16011680.
We have selected the printing of athanasius kircher s musurgia universalis, printed in two volumes and illustrated with over 30 leaves of. Athanasius kircher, musurgia universalis, 1650 university of reading. As kircher s reputation grew, so did voices of opposition. Athanasius kircher and gaspar schott whipple library. John kircher, the father of athanasius, had studied philosophy and theology at mainz, without, however, embracing the priestly calling. Kircher has been compared to fellow jesuit roger boscovich and to leonardo da vinci for his enormous range of interests, and has been honoured with the title master of a hundred arts. A virtual exhibition by the special collections department of the univerity of glasgow. Kircher has been compared to fellow jesuit roger boscovich and to leonardo da vinci for his enormous range of. The arca musarithmica also arca musurgia or musical ark is an information device that was invented by jesuit scholar athanasius kircher in the mid 17th century.
Ma master of arts thesis, state university of iowa, 1956. Athanasius kircherus, 2 may 1602 28 november 1680 was a german jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. The baroqueera jesuit scholar athanasius kircher 16021680 was a significant contributor to early modern culture in a. Musurgia universalis page in the teaching with unique collections site. Though kircher is perhaps a bit edgier, his interests and writings more esoteric and weird compared to da vincis grand achievements. Musurgia universalis, by athanasius kircher rare music. Athanasius kircher 2 may 1602 28 november 1680 was a german jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This page was last edited on 10 september 2014, at 18. Athanasius kircher, musurgia universalis rome, 1650. This book is notable for containing early plates of the earths interior, and views of spectacular eruptions of mt. He also universails the logistics of the ark voyage, speculating on whether extra livestock was brought to feed carnivores and what the daily schedule of feeding and caring for animals must have been. In it, he discusses the science of echos and amplification and.
As a polymath with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge and. With his enormous range of scholarly pursuits, the 17thcentury polymath athanasius kircher 2 may, 1602 28 november, 1680 has been hailed as the last renaissance man and the master of a hundred arts. It was a work of encyclopedic breadth, combining material of unequal quality, from accurate cartography to mythical elements, such as a study of dragons. The name athanasius was given him in honour of the saint on whose feast he was born. Kircher has been compared to fellow jesuit roger boscovich and to leonardo da vinci for his enormous range. He was as well considered one of the patrons of the hermit foundation and the center for metamedia plasy. Download scientific diagram athanasius kirchers musurgia universalis, 1654 left and a couple of images from ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1671 depicting. Its purpose was to enable non musicians to compose church music. Athanasius kircher musurgia universalis sive ars magna. Athanasius kircher musurgia universalis sive ars magna consoni et dissoni free ebook download as pdf file. Athanasius kircher 16021680 was a german jesuit scholar a refugee from wartorn germany, kircher arrived in rome just after galileos condemnation, where he was heralded as possessing the secret of deciphering hieroglyphics.
The name of a voluminous work, published at rome in the year 1650, by the jesuit father, athanasius kircher, and translated. Even after pumping the air out of the jar, kircher could still hear the bell, so he concluded incorrectly that air was not required to transmit sound. Athanasius kircher, musurgia universalis iowa research online. Musurgia universalis sive ars magna consoni et dissoni in. May 2, 1601, at geisa a small town on the northern bank of the upper rhone buchonia. Title musurgia universalis, sive ars magna consoni et dissoni, in x libros digesta composer kircher, athanasius. Giunia totaro, lautobiographie d athanasius kircher. Kircher, athanasius, celebrated for the versatility of his knowledge and particularly distinguished for his knowledge of the natural sciences, b. Among uclas kircher volumes is a copy of musurgia universalis universal musicmaking, kircher s exhaustive compendium of musical knowledge.
Pages in category athanasius kircher the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. Platos atlantis is represented as an island in the middle of the atlantic ocean. Through simple combinatoric techniques it is capable of producing millions of pieces of 4part polyphonic music. Kircher musurgia universalis university of glasgow. The quatercentenary of the birth of the jesuit polymath, father athanasius kircher 16021680, seemed an appropriate moment to examine one of the most famous volumes of his works in special collections the musurgia universalis published in two volumes in rome in 1650. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Item held in the henley parish collection, university of reading library special collections athanasius kircher was a german jesuit scholar who.
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