ATHANASIUS KIRCHER

Of the Society of JESUS

The Jesuits, a Catholic religious order known for scientific and missionary work.

THE GREAT ART OF KNOWLEDGE,

Arranged in XII Books,

BY WHICH

A NEW & UNIVERSAL METHOD

Through an ingenious fabric of combinations, one may dispute concerning

any proposed subject by many and nearly infinite arguments, and a

certain summary knowledge of all things may be acquired.

TO THE

Most August Roman Emperor

LEOPOLD THE FIRST,

The Just, the Pious, the Fortunate.

A detailed engraving of a dense leafy plant or shrub with long, lanceolate leaves, possibly representing a type of lily or laurel, growing from a mound of earth with its roots partially visible.

AMSTERDAM,

At the house of JOHANNES JANSSONIUS van WAESBERGE,

& the Widow of ELIZEUS WEYERSTRAET. IN THE YEAR 1669. With Privileges.

original: "Cum Privilegiis" - indicating legal copyright or royal permission to print.