The Secret Chancellery of Anhalt (1621) - Page 2

⚠Faded ink at the top; significant ghosting or bleed-through of text from the reverse or adjacent pages; minor staining and foxing throughout.

folio 699. Hnr. m.? This likely refers to a library shelfmark or a specific archival classification number.

A modern or early 20th-century rectangular white sticker is affixed to the center of the page. It features an oval emblem. Within the emblem, a white pelican "in its piety"—a traditional Christian and alchemical symbol of a mother bird feeding her chicks with her own blood, representing sacrifice and rebirth—is depicted on a blue field under a golden radiant sun. Below the pelican is a small shield with four red roses. The emblem is encircled by a green band, which is further surrounded by the text: HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY original Latin: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA" in golden capital letters.

The Chancellery of Anhalt

original: "Anhaltische Cantzley." Anhalt was a historical sovereign principality in Central Germany; this suggests the document may have originated from or been stored in the administrative offices of the Anhalt court.

[W. Jöcher]

This name likely refers to a former owner or a cataloger, possibly related to the famous 18th-century biographer Christian Gottlieb Jöcher.