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Frontispiece to Pretiosa Margarita - Adam McLean - 03-23-2023
Here is the emblematic engraved frontispiece in the German edition of the Pretiosa Margarita.
Giovanni Lacinio
Pretiosa margarita, oder neu-erfundene köstliche Perle von dem unvergleichlichen Schatz und höchst-kostbahren Stein der Wiesen, in sich haltend den eigendlichen Grund-Riss und Lehr-Arth dieser göttlichen Kunst: ingleichen andere aus dem Arnoldo, Rhaimundo, Rhasi, Albert und Michaele Scoto zusammen gelesene Schriften...
Leipzig 1714.
As far as I know, it is not included in the earlier Latin version, such as that of Venice, 1546.
RE: Frontispiece to Pretiosa Margarita - Adam McLean - 03-23-2023
This seemingly rather cryptic diagram appears a few pages later in the book.
It has a text in both Latin and German which seems to explain it. When I have the opportunity I will translate it as I am a bit intrigued by this strange image.
RE: Frontispiece to Pretiosa Margarita - Paul Ferguson - 03-23-2023
Weren't these added by Stoll?
https://www.labyrinthdesigners.org/alchemic-pictures/stoll-the-lacinius-translator-on-male-and-female-elements/
https://tinyurl.com/26rkw3ny
RE: Frontispiece to Pretiosa Margarita - Adam McLean - 03-24-2023
Yes, you are correct there. These are found in the 1714 edition, but not in the earlier editions, as far as I know.
Thanks for the link to the article.