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Veenstra, Jan R., 1939-

Magic and divination at the courts of Burgundy and France : text and context of Laurens Pignon's Contre les devineurs (1411) / by Jan R. Veenstra. - 1 online resource (xii, 433 pages) - Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 83 0920-8607 ; . - Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 83. Brill's Studies in Intellectual History Online, ISBN: 9789004253339. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-418) and indexes.

Preliminary Material / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER ONE: THE TREATISE AND ITS AUTHOR / CHAPTER TWO: THE PACT WITH THE ENEMY / CHAPTER THREE: HISTORY AND DIVINATION / CHAPTER FOUR: A CRITIQUE OF SUPERSTITION / RECAPITULATION / INTRODUCTION TO THE MANUSCRIPT / CI COMMENCE LE TRAITIÉ CONTRE LES DIVINEURS / APPENDIX ONE: THE CONFESSION OF MASTER JEHAN DE BAR / APPENDIX TWO: PROGNOSTICATION ON THE LIFE OF JOHN, DUKE OF BURGUNDY, AND HIS HEIRS BY MASTER ALOFRESIN / APPENDIX THREE: THE TWELVE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC AND A GAME OF NUMEROLOGICAL DIVINATION / GLOSSARY / BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX OF NAMES IN CLD / INDEX OF NAMES / INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND TITLES / Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra -- Jan R. Veenstra.

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The magicians and astrologers who frequented the courts of Burgundy and France during the reign of Charles VI to render their dubious services to king and nobles, induced friar Laurens Pignon OP to write a treatise called Contre les devineurs (1411) which he dedicated to John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy. This book presents a critical edition of the treatise and tries to reconstruct its historical and intellectual context by examining the role of magic and astrology at court. By means of theological and philosophical arguments which he derives from Aquinas, Pignon demonstrates the dangers and deficiencies of divination. In three appendices editions of supplementary documents are supplied: a confession of a court-magician, two divinatory texts and a fictional prognostication on the house of Burgundy.


Text in English; Laurens Pignon's Contre les devineurs in French.

ISBN: 9789004247376

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004247376 DOI

LCCN: 97035526

Subjects--Personal Names:
Pignon, Laurens, -1449. Contre les devineurs.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Magic--History.--France--Burgundy
Divination--History.--France--Burgundy
Magic--History.--France
Divination--History.--France

LC Class. No.: BF1602.P543 / V44 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 261.5/13