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The spine of a leather-bound book is shown. It features decorative horizontal bands with circular and scalloped patterns. The title area contains both a handwritten name and printed text. A modern library shelfmark label is pasted onto the lower portion of the spine.
Polidorus
original: "Polidorus." This likely refers to Polydore Vergil, a famous humanist scholar of the period whose work was often bundled with or referenced in scientific texts.
ON
original: "DE"
ALCHEMY
original: "ALCHEMIA." Alchemy (the historical practice of chemistry aimed at transforming matter, particularly base metals into gold).
7 :54 G 32 F. M. M. These alphanumeric characters are library shelfmarks. They are used by librarians to organize and locate books within a collection.
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