Re: Re: VMs: Olomouc and Barcius

Hi Jan

Your Czech astrologer is interesting, but Barschius is supposed to have owned a collection

of alchemy books. Is there any alchemical hint pertaining to Brozek?

About Barcius/Sternberg now, the dates are not that bad matching with the supposed VMS history.

Here are some details:
1550 first known edition of Rosarium Philosophorum, author is supposed to be Barcius/Sternberg;

1570 (circa) Czech version of the above

1602 According to British Library, appearance of Gloria Mundi, author supposed to be B/S;

1620 According to Fergsuson, known first edition of GM.

Please also note the relevance of Vossius collection in Leiden, the partial origin of which is well known.

I am not at all surprised by the two names, Barcius and Sternberg in this case: could be an "ecclesiastic effect", or an alchemical one; see for instance on the latter Vaughan and Philalethes

or in the U.S. the lately Adiramled.

Frankly speaking, I am more poised about the "Baresch" cognomen. Could be a "czechization" of Barcius, perhaps. Here is the present main source of my doubt:

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/philipneal_vms/barschius.html

"Pragae Anno Domini 1639. 27 die Aprilis, quo olim Romam, in Universitate Sapientiae Romanae, Predicae Sapientiae operam daturus, apprili Anno Domini 1605.

Vestrae Reverendae Paternitate

Ad obsequia

Peroratissimus

M. Georgius Baresch "

http://193.206.220.68/kircher/aspimage.asp?ID=1991

What is the real signature of this letter?

Perhaps Philip or somebody else has an answer; in other words, if there is no

Baresch, I have little doubt that Barcius could be Barschius; if there is one, one

has to further investigate.

Jean

jan <hurychj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Barcius aka Jan oder Johann or Johannes or Jean von Sternberg ( ze Sternberk) was originating
from Olomouc region.

Probably so: Alchemy page quotes: M. Barcius, Johann von Sternberg. Gloria Mundi, small Paradeis board.
How did he get the name, I do not know, no place comes in mind. Sternbergs were very old Czech and later Moravian nobility, but always Sternbergs, never Barcius. They still exist today.

He was an alchemist, today almost unknown.
He is said to have written Gloria Mundi, which according to Ferguson (an expert in alchemical
ms and publications) could have been published only in 1620.

I found this: : M, BARCIUS, JOHANN VON STERNBERG (AUTORE ANONYMO) - Gloria mundi. Kleine Paradeis Tafel. Das ist Beschreibung der Dralten Wissenschaft des Lapidis Philosophorum
London: Hof, 1774. 2nd Edn.. Leather. 8vo HB title torn and repaired and! laid down, some worming towards end with slight loss, modern calf, [Caillet 4598; Ferguson I p.330-1]. G-.
GBP 600.02 = appr. US$ 1092.04

One of our assistants discovered Czech book by Arno?t Va?ícek, Zkázy a zázraky,
where he mentions Czech astrologer Jiri Brozek (Georgius Brozek) - it may be misspelled. He studied in Italy then he left fot Poland to help Krzystof Ossolinski (?-1645) to build some castle intended suppousedly as some time machine (?) It is located in NE Poland, the castle is called
Krzy?topor. They started to build it in 1615. The building has 4 towers, 12 halls, 53 rooms and 365 windows. They finished it around 1642. Apaprently Brozek was already elsewhere so when on his trip there he died "mysterious" death. Now if it was Barschius, it would be more then 20 years later:-).