A New Light on the Renaissance: Displayed in Contemporary Emblems. E-book. Formato PDF Harold Bayley   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The early history of Printing has engaged an enormous amount of attention, and rightly so, for Printing was the handmaid to the New Learning, and the means by which the Reformation was accomplished. The epic of Paper making remains, however, yet to be written, and my investigations have been sufficient to show that when finished it will be a chronicle of deep and enduring interest.

The Tragedy of Sir Francis Bacon: An Appeal for Further Investigation and Research. E-book. Formato PDF Harold Bayley   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

NO permanent or abiding praétical results have yet been attributed to the credit of the Rosicrucians. Their teaching and philosophy are admitted to have tinged and in?uenced current European literature, but be yond this their career is generally considered to have been as evanescent as that of a meteor. I shall endeavour to show the fallacy of this idea.

The Lost Language of Symbolism: An Inquiry Into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies. E-book. Formato PDF Harold Bayley   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

There, can be no question that an enormous number of these water marks had a religious significance, but we are asked to believe, on the ground that the same symbol was used contemporaneously in various parts of Europe, that these symbols formed a means of intercommunication and spiritual encouragement between all those who had been admitted to the secrets of the sect. The suggestion has many points to recommend it, but it requires a prolonged and scholarly analysis before it can rank as an acceptable hypothesis.