THE CHEMICAL

WEDDING:

Christian Rosencreutz.

THE YEAR 1459.

See: Hamburg Report of Scholarly Matters, 1736, page 89 This handwritten addition refers to an 18th-century academic publication, indicating that this specific copy was studied by scholars long after its original printing.

Secrets made public become cheap; and once profaned, they lose their grace. original Latin: "Arcana publicata vilescunt: & gratiam prophanata amittunt." This is a classic Hermetic warning, suggesting that spiritual truths are diminished when shared with the uninitiated.

Therefore: do not cast pearls before swine, nor strew roses before an ass. original Latin: "Ergo: ne Margaritas objice porcis, seu Asino substernere rosas." This references the biblical warning in Matthew 7:6, while adding a clever pun on the "Rose" in Rosencreutz's name.

[Image: A woodcut emblem featuring a personification of Wisdom, likely Minerva, wearing armor and a helmet. She holds an open book with the inscription IMMUTABLE SCIENCE (Original Latin: Scientia Immutabilis).]

Strasbourg/

Published by the heirs of Lazarus Zetzner.

Lazarus Zetzner was a highly influential printer in Strasbourg who specialized in large-scale alchemical and philosophical works, helping to spread Rosicrucian ideas across Europe.

In the year 1616.