⚠A large brown stain on the right side of the page obscures portions of the text and the illustration.

The Symbolic Wisdom of the Egyptians

from the most hidden monuments of antiquity.

A part of Egyptian Masonry,

The "Egyptian Masonry" mentioned here likely refers to the esoteric rites established by Count Cagliostro. The Roman Inquisition famously ordered his writings to be burned in 1791, making the claim that this text was "not burned" a significant selling point for 18th-century readers interested in forbidden knowledge.

which was not burned

in Rome.

Edited

Karl Philipp Moritz?

Karl Philipp Moritz (1756–1793) was a multifaceted author of the German Enlightenment, a friend of Goethe, and a pioneer in the fields of aesthetics and psychology.

An engraving depicting a classical oil lamp resting on a large book and several scrolls. A rectangular block of stone is situated in the background. At the base of the image, the artist's signature reads: "H. J. Penningh designed, drew, and engraved 1791".

Berlin, 1793.

at Karl Matzdorff's Bookstore.