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⚠The text on this page is mirrored show-through (bleed-through) from the recto side of the leaf. The page itself is a verso and appears to be blank on the side facing the camera, with the exception of a library stamp. The transcription reflects the mirrored text visible through the paper.
PREFACE
... to the friendly Reader ...?
A large decorative initial letter 'A' (mirrored) begins the first paragraph of the preface.
Friendly Reader? ...
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... T. C. concerns ...? The initials T.C. likely refer to the author or the title of the work being introduced.
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... friendly reader ...?
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... that oracle:?
KNOW THYSELF
original Greek: ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ (Gnōthi seauton). This famous ancient Greek maxim was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and serves here as a philosophical foundation for the text.
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PHILOLOGY
original Greek: ΦΙΛΟΛΟΓΙΑ (Philologia). In this historical context, "Philology" refers not just to linguistics, but to a "love of learning" and the scholarly study of classical literature and wisdom.
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This is a "signature mark," a guide for early modern bookbinders to ensure the pages were folded and bound in the correct sequence.
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