Symbolic Colours
A rare French treatise about an ancient esoteric understanding of colour. Written in the early 19th century, the author gathered together many historical references concerning such symbolism and in doing so has preserved a unique insight and understanding of another time, a time more concerned with spiritual verities than with the rewards of a life dedicated to materialism. It was translated into English in 1845 and released as a private limited edition of one hundred copies, There has been no English edition published since.
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Symbolic Colours
A rare French treatise about an ancient esoteric understanding of colour. Written in the early 19th century, the author gathered together many historical references concerning such symbolism and in doing so has preserved a unique insight and understanding of another time, a time more concerned with spiritual verities than with the rewards of a life dedicated to materialism. It was translated into English in 1845 and released as a private limited edition of one hundred copies, There has been no English edition published since.
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A rare French treatise about an ancient esoteric understanding of colour. Written in the early 19th century, the author gathered together many historical references concerning such symbolism and in doing so has preserved a unique insight and understanding of another time, a time more concerned with spiritual verities than with the rewards of a life dedicated to materialism. It was translated into English in 1845 and released as a private limited edition of one hundred copies, There has been no English edition published since.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940150097780
Publisher: Imagier Publishing
Publication date: 04/01/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 171
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Baron Frederic de Portal (1804-1876) Born into a minor noble family from the Languedoc who could trace their ancestry back to the early medieval period. The Baronbecame, perhaps, the most distinguished head of his family. He wrote one other book on symbolism, but it is for Des Couleurs Symboliques (1837) – which was utilised by Eliphas Lévi in his studies of the Kabbalah – that he is deservedly best known.
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