Karl Widemann
Karl Widemann or Carl Widemann or Carolus Widemann,Rudolph II.[2]
Life
Between 1587 and 1588, Widemann worked in Prague for Edward Kelly at the court of Emperor Rudolph II. Widemann also worked in Třeboň for the Rožmberks, also known as the Rosenberg family. Karl Widemann is known for copying and collecting over 30 years the works from
kabbalistic work merged into the manuscript collection of Karl Widemann. Adam Haslmayr a close friend of Widemann, wrote him a letter about Rosicrucian people who revealed the Theophrastiam, on December 24, 1611.[2]
Voynich manuscript
In March 1599 Emperor Rudolph II bought books from Karl Widemann for 500 Taler. However, these books were not catalogued in Rudolph's Kunstkammer inventory.[3][4][5]
Works
- Interpraetatio Mystica et Vera in Quartum librum Esdrae Prophetae - 1619[2]
- Paracelsi Testamentum[2]
References
- ^ Philip Neal. "Surviving alchemical manuscripts of Rudolph II".
- ^ ISBN 9004111778.
- ^ René Zandbergen (2017). "The history of the Voynich MS".
- ^ Christian Callmer (1977). Königin Christina, ihre Bibliothekare und ihre Handschriften.
- ^ A. Richterová (2016). Alchemical Manuscripts in the collections of Rudolf II. pp. 249–291.