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Corpus Christianorum in Translation
Hermes Trismegistus
The Latin Hermes in Translation
Asclepius, Glosses on Trismegistus, Book of 6 Principles of Things, Book of 24 Philosophers
Dan Attrell, Brett Bartlett, David Porreca, Matteo Stefani
- Pages: approx. 400 p.
- Size:156 x 234 mm
- Language(s):English, Latin
- Publication Year:2026
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- ISBN: 978-2-503-60983-6
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- ISBN: 978-2-503-60984-3
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This volume offers annotated English translations of the complete Latin Hermetic philosophical corpus based on the most recent critical editions, including the Asclepius, the Glosses on Trismegistus, the Book of 6 Principles, and the Book of 24 Philosophers.
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Dan Attrell holds a PhD in History from the University of Waterloo.
Brett Bartlett holds an MA in Classical Studies from the University of Waterloo.
David Porreca is an Associate Professor in the Classical Studies Department at the University of Waterloo.
Matteo Stefani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human and Social Sciences (DiSUS) at the Università degli Studi eCampus (Italy).
Summary
Over the last two-thousand years, the legendary ancient Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus has had dozens of works, practical and theoretical, pseudepigraphically attributed to him in multiple different languages. This volume presents a collection of works drawn in particular from the Latin philosophical tradition, here translated into modern English. This includes the Asclepius, the Glosses on Trismegistus, the Book of 6 Principles of Things, and the Book of 24 Philosophers, each of which had an important role in the intellectual life of the medieval Latin west. Prefaced by introductions and accompanied by copious notes, these translations serve to make a set of frequently overlooked works more accessible to students and scholars alike. All translations are based on the most recent critical editions published in the Hermes Latinus sub-series of the Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaevalis (CC, CM 142, 143, and 143A) and in Textes et Études du Moyen Âge (volume 41).
