JOHN

REUCHLIN OF PFORZHEIM,

DOCTOR OF LAWS.

ON THE

ART OF KABBALAHKabbalah (historically spelled Cabala) is an ancient tradition of Jewish mysticism. Reuchlin, a pioneering German scholar, was the first major Christian thinker to study these texts deeply, believing they held keys to understanding divine philosophy.

IN THREE BOOKS, NOW NEWLY

AND ACCURATE-

LY REVISED.

The image shows a woodcut heraldic device belonging to Reuchlin. The shield is inscribed with the word "ARACAPNION" (original: "ARACAP-NIONIS"), which is a Greek-styled pseudonym meaning "without smoke." This is a clever scholarly pun on his German name, Reuchlin, which is derived from the word for "smoke" (Rauch). The device features a tilting helmet and a crest showing a cross within a wheel.