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Octavo A. 3. A shelf mark indicating the book's size (Octavo) and its location in a library (Shelf A, Position 3).
A rectangular printed bookplate with a decorative border composed of interlocking oval links. The text inside is partly printed and partly handwritten.
From the Library of the Jeidendorf Convent
original: "Ad Bibliothecam Conventus Jeidendorfenfis"
of the Order of the Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary
original: "Ord. Servorum B. M. V." — The Servites are a Catholic religious order founded in the 13th century.
Octavo A. 3.
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A modern circular emblem or bookplate within a white square. The emblem features a central blue oval depicting a "pelican in its piety" (a mother pelican wounding her breast to feed her young), which is a traditional symbol of sacrifice. The pelican rests on a pedestal marked with four red roses. A golden sun with rays shines from the top of the oval. The words "HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY" are printed in a circular arc around the lower half of the emblem.HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY
original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA" — This refers to a tradition of Western esotericism based on writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus.
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