The Saturnian Kingdoms Converted into the Golden Age

TO THE KIND READER

The Latin text begins with "Catalogo," completing the thought from the previous page: "...in his catalogue of Hermetic writers." catalogue, had not made even a single mention of it, I was already beginning to doubt whether, through the ravages of time original: "injuriâ temporum"; literally the "injustice of time," a common phrase for the loss of ancient knowledge, this golden Book had not perished entirely. At last, Mr. Derieu original: "D. Derieu"; the "D." stands for Dominus, a title of respect similar to "Mr." or "Master" delivered it into my hands for purchase among several other volumes of the same doctrine referring to the "hermetic doctrine" or the secret teachings of alchemy, saying that he had...