The History of the Waldensians

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A colored emblem is centered on a white rectangular piece of paper pasted onto a larger, aged manuscript page. The emblem consists of a central blue oval depicting a white pelican in her piety, which refers to the bird pecking its own breast to feed its young with blood. The pelican is perched on a nest sitting atop a white square block decorated with four red roses. Above the pelican, a golden sun with rays shines downward. This central oval is framed by a green border. The entire image is surrounded by the circular inscription Hermetic Philosophy in capital letters.

original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA"

Hermetic Philosophy, alchemy, emblem, pelican in her piety, Rosicrucian