PIETRO POM-

PONAZZI OF MANTUA,

the greatest and most renowned philosopher of his time, on the causes of natural effects, or on Incantations,

A WORK FULL OF PROFOUND abstruse|knowledge that is hidden, difficult to understand, or esoteric PHILOSOPHY,

and illustrated with very brief historical accounts; composed thirty-five years ago, but now for the first time faithfully brought to light.

With brief scholia|explanatory notes or commentaries added to a text to clarify the author's meaning added by Guglielmo Gratarolo, a Physician of Bergamo.

Happy is he who was able to understand the causes of things. original: "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas" — a famous quotation from the Roman poet Virgil's Georgics (2.490), which serves as a motto for the scientific and philosophical inquiry into nature.

Multiple ink stamps mark the page. On the upper right is an oval stamp from the "National Library of Rome, Vittorio Emanuele." Below it is a small, faint blue circular stamp. The largest and most prominent is a circular imperial seal at the bottom right, depicting a double-headed eagle with a shield and crown, signifying the imperial privilege (By the grace and privilege of His Imperial Majesty).

By the grace and privilege of His Imperial Majesty. This "privilege" was an early form of copyright, protecting the printer's right to publish the work within the territories of the Holy Roman Empire.

De Incantationibus

PIETRO POM-

PONAZZI OF MANTUA,

A WORK FULL OF PROFOUND abstruse|knowledge that is hidden, difficult to understand, or esoteric PHILOSOPHY,

BASEL.