The Fame of the Brotherhood original: "Fama Fraternitatis"; this is the first of the anonymous Rosicrucian manifestos, which announced the existence of a secret alchemical and spiritual order.

Or

Discovery

of the Brotherhood

of the laudable Order of the

Rose Cross/ The Rose Cross or Rosy Cross refers to the "Order of the Rose Cross," a legendary spiritual and cultural movement that arose in early 17th-century Germany.

C O N F E S S I O N original: "CONFESSION"; referring to the second manifesto, the Confessio Fraternitatis.

Or

Acknowledgment of the same Brotherhood,

Also several responses by Mr.

Haselmayer Adam Haselmayer (1560–1630) was a Paracelsian physician and the first person known to have written a public response to the Rosicrucian manifestos before they were even printed. and other learned peo-

ple set forth regarding the Fame. original: "Famam"

Circular woodcut emblem depicting a lily or iris flower and an hourglass, with the motto: Man flourishes as a flower of the field original: "FLORET HOMO SICUT FLOS AGRI"; a reference to Psalm 103:15, emphasizing the fleeting nature of human life.

Printed at Danzig Danzig is the German name for the city now known as Gdańsk, Poland. / by Andreas

Hünefeldt. In the Year / 1 6 1 5.