Preface.

they were of many kinds of colors:
She was adorned with white wings
upon her back; The colors were
like the most beautiful white peacock,
and had golden wings; and the
quills were adorned with beautiful
pearls. She had a crown upon her
head, of pure gold, and
on the crown a silver star.
Around her neck she has a necklace
of fine gold; therein is set
the most noble ruby, which no
king is able to pay for. She has
golden shoes on her feet, and
from her there went forth the most noble
scent, above all spices original: "Aromata". She clothes
man in a purple garment, and
leads him with her to heaven, etc.
Rosinus a legendary alchemical author speaks: That he wishes to show through a vision, that he has
seen a man, who was dead,
and yet was at the highest part of the body
entirely white, like salt; his limbs were
divided, and his head
was fine gold; but separated from the body. Beside him stood an un-
formed