Sacred Observations, Book One (1683) - Page 2

⚠Minor foxing and staining; slight tearing at the bottom edge of the paper.

Bound with:

The Book of Formationoriginal: Liber Jeziraeh (from the Hebrew Sefer Yetzirah). This is one of the foundational texts of Jewish mysticism, detailing the creation of the universe through the Hebrew letters and the ten divine numbers or "Sefirot." edited by RittangeliusJohann Stephan Rittangel (1606–1652) was a professor of Oriental languages at Königsberg who published a famous edition of the Sefer Yetzirah in 1642.

II : Sch. 943 A library shelfmark or classification code.

This section features a small rectangular bookplate or stamp with an oval emblem. The central image depicts a white pelican "in its piety"—a traditional symbol of self-sacrifice where the mother bird is shown piercing her own breast to feed her young with her blood. The pelican stands atop a stone altar decorated with four red roses. The background is a vibrant blue with radiating golden rays. Encircling the emblem is the golden inscription: "HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY" original: PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA. This refers to the philosophical and esoteric tradition based on writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, often associated with alchemy and ancient wisdom.

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Petermann Likely a reference to Julius Heinrich Petermann (1801–1876), a noted German Orientalist, or a previous owner of the manuscript.