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REBACK This modern archival notation in pencil refers to the book's conservation history, indicating the spine has been replaced or repaired.
Henry Cornelius Agrippa
His
Fourth BOOK
OF
Occult Philosophy.
Circular blue ink stamp from the "WELLCOME HISTORICAL MEDICAL LIBRARY." A large numeral "2" is marked in the center of the circle, likely a shelf mark or internal processing number.
The following text is visible as a mirrored "ghost" image due to the ink from the main title page bleeding through the paper from the opposite side:
OF GEOMANCY. MAGICAL ELEMENTS of Peter de Abano. ASTRONOMICAL GEOMANCY. The Nature of Spirits. Arbatel of MAGICK.Translated into English by Robert Turner.
LONDON
Henry Cornelius Agrippa
HIS
Fourth BOOK
OF
Occult Philosophy.
Of GEOMANCY. Geomancy: A method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand.
MAGICAL Elements of Peter de Abano. Peter de Abano (1250–1316) was a famous Italian physician and astrologer. This work, the Heptameron, was attributed to him to give it a sense of ancient authority, though it was likely written later.
ASTRONOMICAL GEOMANCY.
The NATURE of SPIRITS.
Arbatel of MAGICK. The Arbatel de Magia Veterum is a spiritual handbook first published in 1575, focusing on the relationship between the practitioner and the celestial hierarchy.
Translated into English by Robert Turner,
Lover of Learning. original Greek: "Φιλομαθής" (Philomathes)
A decorative woodcut printer's ornament consisting of four symmetrical, stylized floral or leaf-like motifs arranged in a square pattern.
LONDON,
Printed by J. C. for John Harrison, at the Lamb
at the East-end of St. Paul's Cathedral. 1655.
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