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In 1514 Albrecht Dürer immortalized a 4×4 square in his engraving ''Melencolia I''. Paracelsus' contemporary [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] published his famous three volume book ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy|De occulta philosophia]]'' in 1531, where he devoted Chapter 22 of ''Book II'' to the planetary squares. | In 1514 Albrecht Dürer immortalized a 4×4 square in his engraving ''Melencolia I''. Paracelsus' contemporary [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] published his famous three volume book ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy|De occulta philosophia]]'' in 1531, where he devoted Chapter 22 of ''Book II'' to the planetary squares. | ||
The ''[[Magical Calendar]]'' (1620) contains the magic squares for all seven planets as well as [[sigil]]s to connect with their various spirits. | |||
The tradition of planetary squares was continued into the 17th century by [[Athanasius Kircher]] in ''[[Oedipus Aegyptiacus]]'' (1653). | The tradition of planetary squares was continued into the 17th century by [[Athanasius Kircher]] in ''[[Oedipus Aegyptiacus]]'' (1653). | ||