THE LITTLE OLYMPIC TREASURY

OF GOLD IN THREE PARTS,

That is:

A heavenly golden

Little Treasury/

Prepared with many exquisite jewels /

wherein the ancient, great, and

highly blessed carbuncle-stone carbuncle: a glowing red gemstone, frequently used in alchemical literature as a name for the Philosopher's Stone and

tincture-treasure tincture: in alchemy, a potent liquid or powder capable of transmuting base metals into gold or healing all diseases are hidden.

Divided into three distinct small chambers original Latin: "Cellulas".

For the benefit of all lovers of heavenly truth / and Hermetic

philosophy Hermetic philosophy refers to the tradition based on the writings of Hermes Trismegistus, combining alchemy, astrology, and magic / who seek the foundation of the high-magical

tincture: As well as for the advancement of

noble alchemy, now opened and published

BENEDICTUS FIGULUS OF UTENHOVEN original: "Benedictum Figulum Uthenhoviatem," the Latinized name of Benedict Töpfer (1567–1619), a noted Paracelsian and alchemist

Franconian Poet Laureate, Theologian, Theosophist,

Philosopher, Physician, Hermit.

D.T.P.D.G.N.: likely an abbreviation for a Latin pious dedication such as "Deo Triuni Patri Deo Gloria Nostra" (To the Triune God the Father, to God be our Glory)

An alchemical diagram featuring a central sun with a human face. Directly above the sun is a crescent moon. Surrounding the sun are five six-pointed stars, each containing a planetary symbol: top-left (Venus), top-right (Mars), mid-left (Jupiter), mid-right (Mercury), and bottom-center (Saturn). The Roman numeral date is split on either side of the diagram, with "M DC" on the left and "LXXXII" on the right, signifying the year 1682.

Frankfurt am Main /

Published by Georg Wolff, Bookseller in Hamburg /

at St. John's Church /

Printed by Johann Görlin.