Minor Works on Theological, Historical, and Philosophical Subjects, Volume 1 (1751) - Page 2

⚠The text on the upper pasted label is heavily faded and partially illegible due to surface wear.

The inside front cover and facing flyleaf are covered in decorative block-printed paper. This paper features a pattern of vertical red stripes and a winding floral vine motif in a pale cream or pinkish tone. Two labels are pasted on the left side: a rectangular paper label at the top with faded text and a smaller white label below it containing a circular emblem.

Hand of Vác, 1712? original: "váczi kez". This likely refers to the city of Vác in Hungary, suggesting the manuscript's location or origin in the early eighteenth century. ... ... ...? A circular bookplate or emblem is centered here. The outer ring contains Latin text. The central image depicts a pelican in her piety, a traditional symbol where the mother bird feeds her young with blood from her own breast. This image represents self-sacrifice in both Christian and alchemical traditions. Above the pelican is a sun, and below it is a heraldic shield containing three red roses. Hermetic Philosophy original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA." Hermeticism is a philosophical and religious tradition based on writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus.