Freher — Paradoxes, Emblems & Enigmas, 18th-Century MS

ASTROLOGY. PARADOXES, EMBLEMS, RIDDLES, Hieroglyphics, concerning the One, the Whole, the Point, the Center. 77 pages of original drawings in pen and ink, of Astrological figures, 9 by 6 and a half inches, including curious circular subjects regarding time-keeping, an early balloon, scientific instruments, kites, emblems, astronomical figures, astral subjects, musical instruments, a maze, the globe, and so on. Large octavo, limp boards, early 18th Century.

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A circular bookplate for the "HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY" original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA" collection. The central emblem depicts a pelican in her piety, a bird feeding her young from her own breast. This is a traditional symbol of self-sacrifice and the Great Work the process of spiritual or physical transformation in alchemy. It sits atop a shield with floral symbols against a blue sky. Below the emblem is the text for the "Netherlands Institute Collection."

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