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Absolute key to occult science

The tarot of the Bohemians. The most ancient book in the world. For the exclusive use of initiates

Also known as Absolute key to occult science. The tarot of the Bohemians. The most ancient book in the world. For the exclusive use of initiates

by Papus & A. O Morton

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the What is the directory structure for the texts? FAQ for information about file content and naming conventions. Bound in black cloth; stamped in gold; black coated endpapers 4 p.ℓ. [vii]-xiv p., 1ℓ. [3]-355 [1]p. 20.3 cm

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “occult” in the title, “occult” in the alternative title, “Occultism” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Occultism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Occultism”· via Open Library
    • “occult”· in title
    • “occult”· in alternative title
    • “Occultism”· in subject
    • “occult”· in edition title
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Tarot”. Retained metadata contains “Tarot” in the subtitle, “Tarot” in the alternative title, “Tarot” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Tarot”· via Internet Archive
    • “Tarot”· via Open Library
    • “Tarot”· in subtitle
    • “Tarot”· in alternative title
    • “Tarot”· in subject
    • “Tarot”· in edition subtitle

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Editions

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The tarot of the Bohemians. The most ancient book in the world. For the exclusive use of initiates

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1892Chapman and Hall; London : Chapman and HallEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Contributing institution: Harold B. Lee Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Brigham Young University
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Scanner: Kirtas APT 2400
  • Scanner: scribe3.provo.archive.org
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openlibrary-work:OL15877426W
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