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Amphitheatrvm sapientiae aeternae : solius verae, christiano-kabalisticvm, divino-magicvm, nec non physico-chymicvm, tertrivnvm, catholicon

Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605, Vries, H. F, Diricks van Campen, Jan, 17th cent, Doort, Peter van der, fl. 1590-1602 · 1609 · Hanoviae [Hanau] : Excudebat Guilielmus Antonius · 35 pictures

A Latin alchemical and Christian-kabbalistic treatise by Heinrich Khunrath, printed at Hanau by Wilhelm Antonius in 1609 for learned readers of occult philosophy. The pictures here are letterpress ornament: woodcut headpieces and tailpieces built from strapwork cartouches, grotesque masks, hanging tassels and foliage, plus engraved emblematic plates—usable as borders, dividers and mask motifs.

Occultism · Cabala · Alchemy

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