THE ROSICRUCIAN EMBLEMS OF DANIEL CRAMER: THE TRUE SOCIETY OF JESUS AND THE ROSY CROSS
Book Details + Condition: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks (Edinburgh), 1980. Edited with an Introduction by Adam McLean; Limited Edition of 250 copies (of which this is no. 211), signed, dated and numbered by Adam McLean. Hardcover. Octavo. Hand-bound brown faux leather, with gilt titling to spine. Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks No. 4. 65 pages, with b&w plates. From the title page: "Here are forty sacred emblems from Holy Scripture concerning the most precious name and cross of Jesus Christ." Daniel Cramer's Emblems were issued in 1617 during the height of Rosicrucian publishing under the title 'The True Society of Jesus and the Rose Cross'. The 40 emblems, arranged in four 'decades', are expressions of a meditative process centered upon a mystical contemplation of the heart of man. Each emblem has a title, a verse from the Bible, and two lines of explanation added below. Tight binding; light shelf wear to boards, with some mottling / discoloration on rear; interior is clean and free of markings.
