'Wondrous Creatures' in The Book of Miracles (1552)

[Atlas]

Its existence was only known to the world in 2007. It appeared at a German auction house, and was bought by James Faber. It was Faber who discovered – with the help of Peter Bower – that the book dated from the mid-16th century.



Faber sold it to a private collector a few years later, but Taschen has created a facsimile version, The Book of Miracles, which reproduces not only the paintings and their texts, but even their reverse sides. -- In the 19th c., 23 folia were removed: 3, 17, 22, 25...

"In A.D. 1496, in the month of January, at the time The Tiber burst its banks high and wide near Rome: what wondrous creature appeared, found dead where the raging and the might of the Tiber's waters had subsided, and was in this shape and form, as it is painted there."



"In the year 1531 a wondrous creature, which was all grey and hairy, with the head of a bearded man and four feet with sharp claws, was caught by the bishop’s huntsmen in the forest in Salzburg. It was taken to the court, but it would neither eat nor drink and suffered quite horribly."



"In the year 1533, in October, flying dragons were seen in Bohemia and the Vogtland, as well as in the small area of Ascher [Aš, city in Czech Republic], a crest on their heads, a snout like a pig, and with two wings. This then went on for several days, with over four hundred of them, both big and small, flying together, just as is painted here.



"1533 years after the birth of Christ, on the Friday after St Ursula, the 24th day, such wondrous dragons were seen in the air for nigh on two hours around 10 o'clock at night in several places near Hilpoltstein and at the Hoffleins House there."



“In the year 1534 one of the wonderful creatures which live in the open sea was caught and taken to Venice, and it looks juste as it is painted here.”


Source: https://www.pinterest.com/annebhd/wu...e-book-of-mir/

[Matt P]

Fascinating. I can't help but wonder if this could be a 16th century work of fiction...something that might be read to the kids by the fire at night...for fun scaring.
When I see flying dragons but with no wings, sea creatures with hair, legs and feet but no fins, a bear with a human face, it makes me think of fictional bedtime stories. Spending all my childhood summers in the Daniel Boone National Forest, one of the tales told by my father and uncles to scare me and my cousins was the story of "bear-face man" who lived in the forest. They even drew pictures sometimes (though not of the quality above of course!).

I'd love to hear what the professional analysis of the text and photos was/is.

Matt

[Hervé]

Work of "fiction" reminiscent of the work of old:

Posted by Hervé (here)
Yep, the original material is definitely from Edgar Cayce and his descriptions of the use of the "Temple of Sacrifice" and "Temple of Beauty":

... Edgar Evans Cayce explains [Edgar Cayce's son]: Evidently, besides low mental development and/or lack of moral judgment and selfcontrol, some people classed as servants or "things" or "automatons" had physical deformities linking them to the animal world. They may have had tails, feathers, or scales. This was a holdover from the early projection of souls into materiality for selfish purposes at which time monstrosities as well as creatures of beauty were created."

The above from here: http://www.thesonsofthelawofone.com/atlanteansons.html

IIRC my own ancient reading of some of Cayce's books, those "things" were used for the "pleasure" of the ruling class... ultimate slaves and considered soulless... the usual excuse for all war atrocities, henceforth...

Any resemblance to current events is, of course purely coincidental, etc... makes one wonder if, truly, Atlantis has not actually arisen out of its watery grave and re-incarnated into this current "civilization"...

See this post (<---) as well...

[DeDukshyn]

Posted by Hervé (here)
Work of "fiction" reminiscent of the work of old:

Posted by Hervé (here)
Yep, the original material is definitely from Edgar Cayce and his descriptions of the use of the "Temple of Sacrifice" and "Temple of Beauty":

... Edgar Evans Cayce explains [Edgar Cayce's son]: Evidently, besides low mental development and/or lack of moral judgment and selfcontrol, some people classed as servants or "things" or "automatons" had physical deformities linking them to the animal world. They may have had tails, feathers, or scales. This was a holdover from the early projection of souls into materiality for selfish purposes at which time monstrosities as well as creatures of beauty were created."

The above from here: http://www.thesonsofthelawofone.com/atlanteansons.html

IIRC my own ancient reading of some of Cayce's books, those "things" were used for the "pleasure" of the ruling class... ultimate slaves and considered soulless... the usual excuse for all war atrocities, henceforth...

Any resemblance to current events is, of course purely coincidental, etc... makes one wonder if, truly, Atlantis has not actually arisen out of its watery grave and re-incarnated into this current "civilization"...

See this post (<---) as well...

I was just about to post ... Looks like depictions of Atlantean times. The Atlanteans definitely played freely with genetics throughout the process of "The Fall". This is original source for many of our "myths and legends". Cayce is not the only source that claims this. Past life regressions have also told the same stories.