ON THE KABBALAH

A CERTAIN INTRODUCTION

By the Most Illustrious

COUNT CARLO

MONTECUCCOLI.

Published by Count FRANCESCO, his brother.

Dedicated to the MOST SERENE CESARE D’ESTE,

DUKE OF MODENA, REGGIO, etc.

Cesare d'Este (1562–1628) was the Duke of Modena and Reggio. The Montecuccoli family were prominent aristocrats and military leaders within his duchy.

A heraldic woodcut of the House of Este coat of arms appears here, featuring a crowned shield with eagles and fleurs-de-lis, signaling the Duke's authority and the book's high-status patronage.

MODENA, At the House of Giuliano Cassiani. 1612.

original Latin: MVTINÆ, Apud Iulianum Cassianum. M. D. C. XII. Modena was a significant center for printing and Renaissance humanism in Italy.

With the permission of the Superiors.

original Latin: De licentia Superiorum. This phrase indicates that the text was reviewed and approved by both ecclesiastical and secular censors, a standard requirement for printing in 17th-century Italy to ensure the work did not contain heresy.