Treatise on the Free Investigation of the Canon (1771) - Page 2

E A circular emblem on a white paper label. It depicts a pelican in her piety, feeding her chicks from her own breast The "pelican in her piety" is a traditional Christian symbol of sacrifice, which in alchemical contexts often represents the stage of "multiplication" or the nourishing of the philosopher's stone., perched atop a cubical altar marked with three roses. Radiant beams of light descend from a cloud above. The scene is encircled by a border with the Latin title.

Hermetic PhilosophyA philosophical and esoteric tradition based on writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, focusing on the relationship between the divine, the cosmos, and humanity.

original Latin: "PHILOSOPHIA · HERMETICA" L. 21

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An engraved bookplate. In the center, an open book rests upon a wooden cross and palm fronds. Above the book is the Eye of Providence within a radiant triangle, accompanied by the name of God in both Roman and Hebrew scripts. The phrase "take up and read" is inscribed on the book's pages.

Jehovah original Latinized "Jehova" and the Hebrew Tetragrammaton "יְהֹוָה"

take up and read. original Latin: "tolle lege," the famous command heard by St. Augustine that led to his conversion.

of Dr. Semisch.