Book Discussion Three Books of Occult Philosophy - Purdue vs. Tyson

[Lazarus]

Curious about thoughts and opinions between the two translations. Which is better?

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

I use Tyson myself.

 

[stalkinghyena]

This is the first time I have heard of Purdue, and I am very interested to see this new edition. It looks a bit pricey but I will keep it on my list. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
I have used Tyson for years, to the point of my original Llewellyn softcover falling apart. I have also greatly benefited from the notes and appreciate DT's hard work in compiling them. However, there is one chapter which just stops - a missing page - which I keep forgetting to seek out in other sources. I am aware of criticisms of Tysons Three Books, so it would be nice to compare. I was made aware of his probable misidentification of the translator "JF" as "James Freake" by Alison Butler, who based her one her research papers on Renaissance Magic on Tyson's work. It would be nice to see a direct-from-Latin version, hopefully as stacked with updated footnotes.
Thanks again.

 

[vetriol]

This is the first time I have heard of Purdue, and I am very interested to see this new edition. It looks a bit pricey but I will keep it on my list. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
I have used Tyson for years, to the point of my original Llewellyn softcover falling apart. I have also greatly benefited from the notes and appreciate DT's hard work in compiling them. However, there is one chapter which just stops - a missing page - which I keep forgetting to seek out in other sources. I am aware of criticisms of Tysons Three Books, so it would be nice to compare. I was made aware of his probable misidentification of the translator "JF" as "James Freake" by Alison Butler, who based her one her research papers on Renaissance Magic on Tyson's work. It would be nice to see a direct-from-Latin version, hopefully as stacked with updated footnotes.
Thanks again.

Curious about thoughts and opinions between the two translations. Which is better?

Aways D Tyson's translation.

 

[frsfmcs]

People say the Purdue one is more accurate than the Tyson version, but in the same time its pricy. I don't really like people who sell kindles for 100$. So I guess I will be a bit biased when I will recommend the black letter press version for a hardcover.

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

Tyson, even in his footnotes, teaches an incredible amount of material.

 

[neilwilkes]

Having copies of both in hardcover, I can absolutely assure everyone that Eric Purdue's translation is not only superior to Tyson's in every way, it is also much better annotated/footnoted as well, as he gives every source Agrippa used.
He also corrects a LOT of mistakes in other editions - Tyson is plainly better than Robert French' translation but stiull not a patch on the new one.
Finally, the hardcover edition is a beautiful set to have as well - one day I might buy the PDF version, but physical books will become invaluable when the modern Electrical age ends some time in the 2040's, if not sooner, when our collapsing magnetic field allows a mere low X-class flare to take out all the worldwide power grids and this will be followed by a superflare (or a Micronova) before 2050, probably around the next Sunspot Cycle peak.
You have all been warned

 

[tranmut3]

Having copies of both in hardcover, I can absolutely assure everyone that Eric Purdue's translation is not only superior to Tyson's in every way, it is also much better annotated/footnoted as well, as he gives every source Agrippa used.
He also corrects a LOT of mistakes in other editions - Tyson is plainly better than Robert French' translation but stiull not a patch on the new one.
Finally, the hardcover edition is a beautiful set to have as well - one day I might buy the PDF version, but physical books will become invaluable when the modern Electrical age ends some time in the 2040's, if not sooner, when our collapsing magnetic field allows a mere low X-class flare to take out all the worldwide power grids and this will be followed by a superflare (or a Micronova) before 2050, probably around the next Sunspot Cycle peak.
You have all been warned

thanks for your comments, was just hoping someone would run a comparision between the 2 versions.