Dedication page of “Pantometrum Kircherianum”, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Library 02

A central oval portrait depicts the Duke with a voluminous wig and cravat, framed by laurel branches entwined with his name and titles. Below the portrait, a complex coat of arms supported by two lions rests on a stone pedestal. An ornate cartouche at the bottom provides the book's title and names Gaspar Schott as the editor and explicator of Kircher's invention.

Athanasius Kircher was a titan of 17th-century natural philosophy whose work often attempted to synthesize scientific observation with esoteric traditions like Hermeticism and Kabbalah. This dedication illustrates the essential role of aristocratic patronage in the production of the massive, encyclopedic volumes that defined Kircher's pansophic project.