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A modern color bookplate for "Hermetic Philosophy" original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA". The oval emblem depicts a white pelican in its "piety," a traditional heraldic image of a mother bird plucking her own breast to feed her young with her blood—a symbol of sacrifice and devotion. The pelican stands on a stone block adorned with three red roses. A golden sun with radiating beams shines from the top against a blue sky. The emblem is enclosed in a green border containing the gold-lettered text: Hermetic Philosophy original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA".

This page serves as the title for a Parish Inventory (Inventarium): A formal list of the assets, lands, and property belonging to a local church. The location, Carner, likely refers to a specific Austrian or German locality where the parish was situated. The presence of the "Hermetic Philosophy" bookplate suggests this document was later part of a private collection dedicated to alchemy or esoteric studies.