Court de Gébelin
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Autograph manuscript in black pencil with a drawing depicting the Arcane 17, undated, unsigned.
[AB's Manuscripts] L'Amour fou, Arcane 17, Les Vases communicants,
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Notes de André Breton pour Arcane 17
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Author André BretonPerson cited Oswald Wirth
Description
André Breton's autograph manuscript in preparation for Arcane 17; black pencil, undated, unsigned.
Research on astrology and esoterism. Arcane 17 (Arcanum 17) sees the constant emergence of a culture which Breton intently explores. Browsing through the pages of Court de Gebelin, the illuminist, passionate about the idea of a language of origins, equally tries to interpret the symbols of tarots. The central figures of the Star and of the Woman, Isis of whom Mélusine is a reflection, appear here in blatant erudition, before alchemy would restore them to literature. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005].
Autograph text, undated [1944?]
- 1 page folio in-4°, “Oswald Wirth”, autograph text written in pencil by André Breton on Le Tarot des imagiers du Moyen-Âge.
“It is a sweet goddess, as beautiful as the naked girl on Arcane XVII, kneeling by a pond into which she pours the contents of a golden urn…”
Arcane 17 was also inspired by Court de Gebelin. (La Pléiade, Tome III, Note, page 1189). [Auction catalogue, 2003]
| Creation date | sd |
| Bibliographical material | 1 page in-4° |
| Date of publication | 1944 |
| Languages | French |
| Physical description | Ms - crayon |
| Library | |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2557 |
| Keywords | Arcane 17, Work notes, Tarots |
| Categories | Archives, Andre Breton's Manuscripts |
| Set | [AB's Manuscripts] L'Amour fou, Arcane 17, Les Vases communicants, |
| Permanent link | https://andrebreton.demo.logilab.fr/en/work/56600100356800 |
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