The Beautiful Necessity by Claude Bragdon Furze Morrish Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz (1878 –

Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz (1878 – 1965) was an American anthropologist who was a pioneer in the study of Tibetan Buddhism

An incredible survey of medieval and pre-medieval original mss sources up to Modernism Condition: Original green cloth octavos

The title of the book is inspired by the practice in astrology of naming time periods according to constellations and their dominant positions in the sky

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The work delves into the history

The Beautiful Necessity by Claude Bragdon Furze Morrish Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz (1878 –The Beautiful Necessity by Claude Bragdon Publication: 1927 Alfred A. Knopf First Edition Second Edition Bragdon authored numerous books on esoteric topics, using his architectural background to offer a unique perspective on theosophy. He advocated for an organic Gothic style, which he believed aligned with natural order, in contrast to the classical Beaux Arts architecture. His work is seen as an early contribution to the study of sacred geometry.