A wide horizontal decorative band made of repeating rows of floral typographic ornaments spans the top of the page.

Preface

To the Kind Reader.

An ornate initial letter G begins the text, decorated with scrolling vines and floral patterns. Kind Reader: I provide this introduction so that this present Garden of Delights does not remain unknown to you, and so that its purpose does not seem strange. I wish to prevent any premature judgment that might escape regarding this work. Therefore, I wish to briefly reveal its beginning, its construction, and