Pico della Mirandola’s Encounter with Jewish Mysticism

Wirszubski, Chaim. Pico della Mirandola’s Encounter with Jewish Mysticism. Cambridge. MA: Harvard University Press, 1989. First edition. Quarto. (xi) 292pp. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on the front cover, gilt lettering and black label on the spine. An in depth analysis of the direct influence of Kabbalah on the philosophy and writings of Italian Renaissance philosopher and nobleman Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463 – 1494). He is best known for his monumental work known as the “900 Theses”, the first work to be universally banned by the Catholic Church, and for laying the foundation of Christian Kabbalah, a key part of early modern Western esoteric tradition. Minor to light bumping and/or rubbing to extremities. Binding in very good+, interior in near fine condition overall. vg+ to near fine. Hardcover. (47302) $95