Английская Википедия:Atalanta Fugiens

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Atalanta Fugiens or Atalanta Fleeing is an emblem book with an alchemical theme by Michael Maier (1568–1622), published by Johann Theodor de Bry in Oppenheim in 1617 (2nd edition 1618). It consists of 50 discourses with illustrations by Matthias Merian, each of which is accompanied by an epigrammatic verse, prose and a musical fugue. It may therefore be considered an early example of multimedia.

The fugues were arranged in three voices symbolizing the philosopher's stone, the pursuing adept, and obstacles in his way. As Florin G. Calian writes,

Title page

The title page depicts various scenes from Greek mythology related to golden apples:

• Top: Garden of the Hesperides.
• Left: Hercules stretching out his arm to seize one of the golden apples.
• Right: Aphrodite handing the golden apples to Hippomenes.
• Bottom: Race between Atalanta and Hippomenes, with Atalanta picking up an apple. Behind them is a temple with lovers embracing each other, while in the background they appear as a lion and lioness.

Preface

Файл:Michael Maier Atalanta Fugiens Emblem 39.jpeg

Maier's reinterpretation of the Riddle of the Sphinx as pictured in Emblem 39

The preface contains a dissertation upon ancient music and narrates the Greek myth of Atalanta and Hippomenes.

Discourses

Each of the 50 discourses contains:

• A detailed copper-plated engraving by Matthias Merian.
• An epigram in verse set to music in the form of a fugue for three voices - Atalanta, or the vox fugiens; Hippomenes, or the vox sequens, and Pomum objectum (Apple) or vox morans. "Atalanta fugiens" is a play on the word "fugue" Forty of the fifty fugues are based on compositions by John Farmer
• An epigram in German.
• A Latin verse with an accompanying discourse.

External links

• Copies at various websites:
  • scribd.com Шаблон:Webarchive (with engravings; without fugues, German epigrams)
  • pagesperso-orange.fr (complete scanned text including German epigrams; with appendix, errata; without engravings, fugues)
  • digital.sciencehistory.org (complete high-resolution scan of a 1618 printing, all pages including engravings and fugues)
• Images and other media at Wikimedia Commons
• English translation of Epigram Verse at wikisource
• alchemywebsite.com English translation of complete book
• youtube colored prints with instrumental version of the music for each emblem
• Chaitow, Sasha, Atalanta Unveiled: Alchemical Initiation in the Emblems of the Atalanta Fugiens, Attic Books, 2020
• Forshaw, Peter J (2010) 'Oratorium-Auditorium-Laboratorium: Early Modern Improvisations on Cabala, Music and Alchemy'.
• [1] Furnace and Fugue. An open-access multimedia resource published by the University of Virginia Press. This English translation of Maier's work features high-resolution, zoomable images and newly commissioned, manipulable vocal recordings of Atalanta’s music.