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NOSTRADAMUS AT 500
With Nostradamus’s 500th birthday falling on 14th December
2003 (or 24th December, if you’re going to be fussy), the time has finally
come for English-speakers to have the actual facts of his life and work
placed at their disposal (as French-speakers have had for some time),
instead of the usual unpromising diet of myths, Old Wives’ Tales, ‘translations’
by non-translators, and ‘interpretations’ that range from the mildly credulous
to the frankly insane.
To satisfy this need, and to celebrate the occasion, Peter Lemesurier has produced two major books on the subject that may well come to be regarded as definitive...
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- Covers all the essential facts of Nostradamus's life from birth to death in the light of the latest research
- Contains full documentation in the form of translations of surviving documents
- Reveals his little-known expulsion from medical college, his probable lack of a doctorate and his imprisonment in 1561
- Traces his activities as an apothecary, canal-builder and writer of cookbooks
- Traces for the first time in English print the known historical origins of many of his Prophecies
- Reveals the theory of historical recapitulation underlying them, as well as his astrological techniques and the cardboard computers with which he almost certainly applied them
- Details many of the predictions in his best-selling annual Almanachs, which were much better known and more widely sold at the time than his Propheties
- Offers translations of many contemporary critiques of his work, most of them previously unknown in English
- Concludes with a summary of the flagrant maltreatment of his writings at the hands of the ‘Nostradamus industry’ ever since his death, and of its dire results today
Some Reviews
Lemesurier writes in a fluent style and manages to include a great many hard facts about the latest issues discussed among scholars in the field without burdening his book with scientific jargon. No doubt this is a fine piece of work, putting together a great number of sources used by the prophet and original works by Nostradamus so far not published in English.
Dr Elmar R Gruber, leading German Nostradamus expert
Readers seeking a balanced look at the controversial astrologer will do well to start here.
Publishers Weekly
[Amazon USA: 5 out of 5 stars] A comprehensive and up-to-date biography...
Extensively researched, filled with translations of contemporary critiques of Nostradamus' work, offering full translations of surviving documents, and much, much more, The Unknown Nostradamus is a "must-read" for anyone seeking to learn more about this remarkable figure...
Midwest Book Review
[Amazon USA: 5 of out 5 stars] Very well researched!, August 3, 2003
Here is, finally, a biography of Michel de Nostredame that is based on objective research ... I would recommend this book to anyone who has either a serious interest in, or a mere curiousity about, the man Michel de Nostredame.
A reader from New York
[Amazon UK: 5 out of 5 stars]
This book has the power to overturn the preconceptions and myths about Nostradamus and launch those who are serious about the subject into an entirely new direction of thought. Indeed, once again, Peter Lemesurier leaves authors such as John Hogue, Erika Cheetham etc, wanting in this field of study, by demonstrating his scholarly authority and providing students of Nostradamus with the most up to date research on his life and works.
Gary Somai (UK)
Highly recommended biography.
Stern magazine (Germany), 4th December 2003
Here is a book that tells you the truth and nothing but the truth about Nostradamus!
East and West
Valuable insights into the medieval world as well as the seer’s life and work. This book would be of interest to both devotees and debunkers of Nostradamus.
The Beacon
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Peter Lemesurier’s measured and detailed studies of Nostradamus go a great way to debunking the myths that surround this fascinating and influential figure, while demonstrating respect and balance in examining his wisdom and achievements |
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- Reveals in an Introduction the exact historical sources and texts on which Nostradamus based most of his predictions – a major recent breakthrough in Nostradamus research
- Presents the French text of each verse in its original edition
- Offers simple notes on how to read it
- Presents a verse-translation of each quatrain that is both accurate and representative
- Shows the source of each prediction (where known) so that, by referring back to the Introduction, readers can assess for themselves its relevance for the future.
- Reproduces many of the known omen-reports that Nostradamus plundered – complete with contemporary woodcuts illustrating them – in surviving English translations of the day
- Avoids imposing upon the reader any prior prophetic convictions
- Offers the first truly dispassionate account of Nostradamus's prophecies that limits itself solely to the facts of the case
Some Reviews
...a major breakthrough in Nostradamus research... notably successful in translating "Les Propheties" into readable English and in giving to the quatrains a more true meaning instead of the rough translations that we knew until now. One of the most impressive achievements is the explanation of Nostradamus's sources... a truly magnificent result.
Mario Gregorio, archivist of the international Nostradamus Research Group
Lemesurier's book is a significant effort to reveal the written sources underlying the prophecies of Nostradamus. He especially manages to show convincingly how Nostradamus drew on contemporary publications for implicit references in his abundant use of omens. In this way Lemesurier reveals where Nostradamus really took his "inspiration" for many of his prophetic verses. This book represents one more substantial step in the critical evaluation of the work of the famous Renaissance prophet.
Dr Elmar R. Gruber, leading German Nostradamus expert
Peter Lemesurier is well known in the uneasy world of Nostradamians as a conscientious and accurate researcher. Probably his strongest point is that he investigates the Prophecies of Nostradamus in the context of the time when they were composed. His translation of the quatrains is based on an impartial analysis of 16-century-related materials and strict observance of the available historical sources.
Alexey Penzensky, prominent Russian Nostradamus scholar
An excellent edition of Nostradamus's Prophecies based on the original editions (Lyon: 1555, 1557 and 1568) with their translations, and especially its research into the textual and iconographic sources (including the famous Mirabilis Liber). This new opus of Peter Lemesurier will be just as helpful to the researcher as it will intrigue the newcomer and interest him in the universe of the Provençal prophet.
Dr Patrice Guinard, Director, Centre Universitaire de Recherche en Astrologie (CURA)
A revelation. I am amazed by the translations’ objectivity and Lemesurier’s refusal to interpret the prophecies beyond what the text itself suggests. The handsomely produced book is a supremely important volume to stock in your store.
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1. NOSTRADAMUS: THE FINAL RECKONING
(Piatkus, London,; Berkley, NY, 1997)
Detailed timetable of
events to AD 4500 based on Great Pyramid, Bible, Malachy,
Nostradamus, Cayce, Dixon, de Sabato, A. C. Clarke et al. Includes
commentary, detailed maps of the proposed coming Islamic invasion of Europe
and some further translated verses, mainly from the Sixains.
Revised reprint now available in UK @ £6-99.
Nos 3 and/or 4 above are also (or were) available in local translation in the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
2. THE NOSTRADAMUS ENCYCLOPEDIA
(Godsfield, UK; St Martin's, NY, October
1997)
Comprehensive and hopefully
definitive colour-illustrated reference-work,
including numerous facsimiles, Nostradamus's family tree,
a Gazetteer and Who's Who, tourist guide to Salon, all the Prophecies
in the original French with English paraphrases, Nostradamus
dictionary, concordance etc. etc. Also available in Japanese from Toyo Syorin
(Tokyo), and in Italian from Gruppo Armenia. Now out of print in English,
so only available second-hand or from libraries.
3. THE ESSENTIAL NOSTRADAMUS
(Piatkus Books UK, 144 pp, 1999).
Basically, this is about
what the title says it's about, including How Did
He Do It? and How To Be Your Own Nostradamus. Including ‘When and where
will the next Princess Diana die?’ Based partially on Qs and As already
aired on the Internet.
4. NOSTRADAMUS: THE NEXT 50 YEARS
(Piatkus Books UK, 2006, paperback, 326 pp., £8.99 ISBN 0-7499-2725-9)
Update and thorough revision of the original edition, including 100
new verse-translations, maps, charts and the latest biographical and
textual research. Available in English throughout the world-wide
traditional British publishing area: also available from
www.amazon.co.uk. Earlier version available in translation in Russia.
Buy Nostradamus: The Next 50 years from Amazon.co.uk
Publication details for the new titles above:
The Unknown Nostradamus
Includes translated extracts from his popular cookbook, his Orus Apollo, his annual Almanachs and his private correspondence, as well as from Rabelais, Videl, Ronsard and his major source, the Mirabilis liber of 1522/3.
288 pp, plus 8 pages of colourpix. ISBN 1-903816-32-7 (hb), 1-903816-47-5(pb). UK £17.99 hb, £14.99 pb. USA $27.95 hb.
Nostradamus: The Illustrated Prophecies
512 pp. 8 colour pp. ISBN 1-903816-48-3 (hb). UK: £19.99; USA: $29.95.
For a notice re free updates for this title, please click on Messages at the top of the page.
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Upcoming Nostradamus events
(as notified to me, at least!)
Apart from a few standing exhibits, the programme of events at Salon-de-Provence to celebrate Nostradamus's 500th anniversary is now over.
A one-hour documentary on Nostradamus entitled Nostradamus: The Truth has been launched by Discovery UK. This contains some good points, and offers some much-needed criticism of the nuttier theories, but spends so much time presenting one set of them in particular as to risk actually lending credence to it. Look out for the wonderful segment on 'Nostradamus roulette'! A further Discovery documentary, first aired in October 2007, entitled The Lost Book of Nostradamus, is almost total nonsense.
December 14/24 2008: Nostradamus’s 505th birthday.
Further details will be posted as they are received…
Links
http://www.nostradamus-repository.org (includes original texts, literal translations, search engine, FAQ, Nostradamus's curriculum vitae and family-tree, and an illustrated tour of the seer's Provence)
http://www.propheties.it (loads of information, facsimiles etc.)
http://www.propheties.it/bibliotheque/index.html
(world's largest online Nostradamus Library of facsimiles)
http://www.propheties.it/petertranslation.htm
(new translations of the Prophecies, with source-indications)
http://www.placeoftheskull.com
(evidence for the 'Janus hypothesis' - i.e. that the Propheties
are simply projections into the future of historical originals)
The main academic forums are at:
http://ramkat.free.fr/analyse.html
and
http://cura.free.fr/mndamus.html
A comprehensive encyclopedia article on Nostradamus
can be found in Wikipedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus
Question of the week
Q. When do Nostradamus's Prophecies say the end of the world will come?
A. They don't. The book never mentions the end of the world. (Please press 'Other Titles' button and see This Week's Miniblog)
[For further details please click on 'General FAQs' and/or 'Common misconceptions' below - or see The Unknown Nostradamus.]
Updates: Given that research into the subject is ongoing, purchasers of Nostradamus: The Illustrated Prophecies are welcome to press the Contact me button above to request the latest free updates for this title.
For people in search of a private, moderated Nostradamus email forum:
The international Nostradamus Research Group is a small group of friends of varying expertise dedicated to discussing Nostradamus and the implications of his work. It has members in the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, Russia, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Italy... If you would like to discuss becoming a member, please contact me using the button provided.
'Chyren', a German member of the forum, has produced a simple but excellent program for identifying all the possible datings for Nostradamus's various astrological 'fixes'. You can access it at http://aktenostradamus.merseine.nu/cgi-bin/astrosearch/astroeng.py
For FAQ on Nostradamus and 9/11 (including relevant text-extracts from Nostradamus: The Illustrated Prophecies) please click on 'Common Misconceptions' at the bottom of this page and follow the link at the top of the new page.
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