Description of the Arts

and gift of the Pope, but through public right of war and reached agreement with the Eastern or Greek Emperors original: Orientalischen / oder Griechischen Keysern; referring to the Byzantine Emperors in Constantinople, who also claimed the title of Roman Emperor, applied and brought unto itself.

It is called, favorable reader, among the naturalists original: Naturkündigern; those who study the secrets of nature or philosophers, that which is True original: Verum, which is otherwise also called One and Being original: Ens; a philosophical term for something that exists, a substance or a true, self-standing thing, a unique and good or universal good; and indeed, this is not without special cause. For that which is in Nature and Truth itself—yes, is truly and actually so—and what is True is also thus True on Earth. On the contrary, what is false and invented, or not to be found in Nature, is also thus entirely nothing. It exists alone in the mere imagination original: Imagination, Einbildunge of men, in their mere speech or writings (which three things—thought, speech, and writing—can take up and represent both the true, actual things as well as all invented, false appearances). But what is unique original: einig; in the sense of being unified or singular also has its kinship with the True, as that which is entirely simple original: schlecht; here meaning "simple" or "uncomplicated" rather than "bad" and without extensiveness. On the other hand, what is false and invented is manifold, conflicting within itself, and painted over with a mere appearance original: Schein; a deceptive outward show or semblance. Just so is...