Natural Magic (1607) - Page 1

⚠The text is blind-stamped into the vellum and is faint due to age, surface wear, and staining.

I D C P

original: "I D C P"; these initials, blind-stamped into the cover, likely represent the owner or the person who commissioned the binding. In 17th-century Latin script, the letter "I" was frequently used for "J."

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The date of the binding or the year the book was added to a collection.

The exterior of this volume is a vellum binding (a durable parchment made from calfskin). It features blind-stamped decorations—patterns pressed into the surface without ink or gold—including fleur-de-lis (stylized lily) motifs at each corner and a central diamond-shaped stamp.